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Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public way of a private way known as Curtis Street under provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterment, such highway being laid out in accordance with plan duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with statutory requirements and to see if the Town will accept the public way laid out by the Board of Public Works as Curtis Street. Board of Public Works.
Article 18. To see if the town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public way of a private way known as George Street, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments such highway being laid out in accord- ance with plan duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with statutory requirements and to see if the Town will accept the public way laid out by the Board of Public Works as George Street. Board of Public Works
Article 19. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the construction of such streets as may be determined by the Board of Public Works, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
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Article 20. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or otherwise and appropriate for the extension and laying out of the common sewers as the Board of Public Works may adjudge is neces- sary in the Town, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
Article 21. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the purpose of conducting and promoting recreation, play, sport, physical education and other social, educational, and recreational activi- ties upon such land and buildings as defined in Section 14 of Chapter 45 of the General Laws, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Recreation Committee
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to acquire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, certain tract or tracts of land with the buildings thereon, in or adjoining Birch Meadow, so-called, and to dedicate other parcels of land now owned by the Town and situated in or near Birch Meadow, as the School Committee may deem advisable, for the construction of a Senior High School and to see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate by borrowing or otherwise, for such purchase or taking, or what it will do in relation thereto.
School Committee
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to acquire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, certain parcels of land in Birch Meadow so-called, being lots 45, a portion of 61 and 61-A, 62, 63, 65, 99 and 99-A, as shown on Town of Reading Assessors' plat 35, for the construction of an elementary school building, and to see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate by borrowing or otherwise, for such purchase or taking, or what it will do in relation thereto.
School Committee
Article 24. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the transportation of school children for the year, 1947, or what it will do in relation thereto.
School Committee
Article 25. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate to pay into the teachers' retirement system for the benefit of teachers on military leave of absence during the year 1946, as provided for under authority of Chapter 419 of the Acts of 1943, or what it will do in relation thereto.
School Committee
Article 26. To see if the Town of Reading will raise and appropriate in addition to other school appropriations for the year 1947 moneys sufficient to pay to the teachers serving in the public schools of Read- ing, salaries as provided in the schedule submitted to the School Com- mittee in Reading on December 23, 1946, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Clifford A. Baker and others
Article 27. To see what action the Town will take regarding the installation of additional street lights on the public streets during the year 1947, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Municipal Light Board
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Article 28. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or otherwise, and appropriate for the construction of an addition and extension to the Public Library building so as provide for a stack room therein or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Library Trustees
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred dollars ($100.00) and the Selectmen appoint a Director, the Director to cooperate with the Middlesex County Trustees for the County Aid to Agriculture and work of the Middlesex County Extension Service and the 4-H Clubs, under the provisions of Section 40 to 45, Chapter 128, General Laws of Massachusetts, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Lois M. Connor and others
Article 30. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the purpose of providing by lease or otherwise suitable headquarters for Reading Post 62 American Legion, or what it will do in relation thereto. C. Wilfred Kelley and others
Article 31. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the purpose of providing by lease or otherwise, suitable headquar- ters for Reading Post No. 685, Veterans of Foreign Wars, or what it will do in relation thereto. Ernest C. Metcalf and others
Article 32. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) for Child Welfare Work, to be expended under the direction of the Reading Visiting Nurse Association and the Board of Health, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Frances K. Wright and others And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at least three public places in each of the four precincts of the Town not less than seven days prior to March 3, 1947, the date set for the meeting in said warrant and to cause this warrant to be pub- lished in the Reading Chronicle one day at least prior to said date.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your do- ings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at or before the time appointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands this seventeenth day of February, A. D. 1947.
KENNETH C. LATHAM HERBERT K. MILLER CHARLES E. WILKINSON
A true copy. Attest :
Selectmen of Reading
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Officer's Return
Middlesex, ss.
Reading, Mass., Feb. 24, 1947
By virtue of this warrant, I this day, notified and warned the inhab- itants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to meet in Security Hall, Woburn Street in said Reading, as the designated place for the four precincts of the Town, at the time speci- fied in the warrant, by posting attested copies in the following public places within the Town of Reading :
Precinct 1. Austin's Lunch Room, 17 Harnden St .; Danforth's Drug Store, 1 Harnden St .; Central Fire Station.
Precinct 2. Masonic Temple Building; Lyceum Hall Building; M. F. Charles & Sons Store, 610 Main St .; Boston & Maine Railroad Depot; I. O. O. F. Building.
Precinct 3. Waterhouse Neighborhood Store, 36 Mineral St .; Benny's Neighborhood Store, 168 Lowell St .; Fire Station No. 2.
Precinct 4. Municipal Building; Zitzow's Neighborhood Store, 287 Lowell St .; Mclaughlin's Neighborhood Store, 1051 Main St.
The date of posting being more than seven days prior to March 3, 1947, the date set for the meeting in this warrant.
I also caused an attested copy of this warrant to be published in the Reading Chronicle in the issue of February 28, 1947, the same being more than one day prior to the date of said meeting.
LEON G. BENT
Constable of Reading
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION
March 3, 1947
Pursuant to the warrant and the Constable's Return thereof a Town Election was held at the time and place specified in the warrant and was called to order by the Moderator, Samuel H. Davis.
The clerk partially read the warrant, when on motion of Arthur L. Harris it was voted to dispense with the further reading of the war- rant except the Constable's return, which was duly read by the clerk.
The keys to the ballot boxes were turned over to the Constable in charge, the ballot boxes were examined and found to be empty and regis- tered 000.
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The polls were then declared open at 6:45 A. M. and were closed at 8:00 P. M. with the following result.
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec.
Moderator for one year
1
2 624
3 616
559
2346
Blanks
85
96
85
87
353
Totals
632
720
701
646
2699
Town Clerk for one year
Guy W. Ellison
544
629
623
574
2370
Blanks
88
91
78
72
329
Totals
632
720
701
646
2699
Selectman for three years
Robert A. Grundy
164
129
125
162
580
G. Lawrence Roberts
409
538
528
432
1907
Blanks
59
53
48
52
212
Totals
632
720
701
646
2699
Board of Public Welfare for three years
Clarence J. Stalliday
521
590
585
544
2240
Blanks
111
130
116
102
459
Totals
632
720
701
646
2699
As essor for three years
Harold B. Currell
515
594
614
545
2268
Blanks
117
126
87
101
431
Totals
632
720
701
646
2699
Assessor for one year
Leon G. Bent
330
300
297
343
1270
Robert A. Dennison
245
357
359
247
1208
Blanks
57
63
45
56
221
Totals
632
720
701
646
2699
Treasurer
Preston F. Nichols
545
627
622
572
2366
Blanks
87
93
79
74
333
Totals
632
720
701
646
2699
4 Totals
Charles P. Howard
547
20
Municipal Light Board for three years
Joseph H. Reed
515
607
595
551
2268
Blanks
117
113
106
95
431
Totals
632
720
701
646
2699
Two Constables for one year
Leon G. Bent
494
567
553
536
2150
Arthur L. Harris
489
572
558
519
2138
Blanks
281
301
291
237
1110
Totals
1264
1440
1402
1292
5398
Board of Public Works for three years
Coleman J. Donahue, Jr.
196
148
150
171
665
Harmon D. Smith
272
391
312
279
1254
Edward Teer
120
151
198
157
626
Blanks
44
30
41
39
154
Totals
632
720
701
646
2699
Board of Health for three years
Charles R Baisley
535
635
612
563
2345
Blanks
97
85
89
83
354
Totals
632
720
701
646
2699
School Committee for three years
Melvin S. Crosby
303
409
427
341
1480
John L. Griffin
366
292
285
291
1234
Gould B. Ruggles
288
380
420
368
1456
Herbert C. Towle
110
187
146
161
604
Blanks
197
172
124
131
624
Totals
1264
1440
1402
1292
5398
Public Library for three years
Eve F. Henderson
506
567
587
543
2203
Neil C. Robinson
501
588
599
552
2240
Blanks
257
285
216
197
955
Totals
1264
1440
1402
1292
5398
Trustees for Cemeteries for three years
James W. Fairchild
524
594
597
560
2275
David E. Hersee
502
574
573
549
2198
Blanks
238
272
232
183
925
Totals
1264
1440
1402
1292
5398
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Trustee for Cemeteries for two years
William P. Pierpont
537
612
609
556
2314
Blanks
95
108
92
90
385
Totals
632
720
701
646
2699
Planning Board for three years
George B. Pease
493
579
565
541
2178
Philip R. White
510
592
576
535
2213
Blanks
261
269
261
216
1007
Totals
1264
1440
1402
1292
5398
Tree Warden
Maurice H. Donegan
549
640
618
572
2379
Blanks
83
80
83
74
320
Totals
632
720
701
646
2699
Meeting Members for three years
Precinct No. 1
Fred S. Appleton, 35 Pierce St.
413
Horace A. Bailey, 93 Salem St.
443
Leon G. Bent, 767 Main St.
384
Frank K. Briggs, 14 Smith Ave.
394
Ernest E. Brown, 76 Pearl St.
450
Louis Ellenwood, 46 Pleasant St.
420
Donald F. Ellingwood, 9 Gardner Rd.
394
Walter M. Fowler, 38 Fairmount Rd.
411
Edgar L. Frost, 272 Ash St.
432
Laura S. Gordon, 249 Haven St.
410
Charles M. Jackson, 165 Main St.
385
Winthrop D. Parker, 1 Charles St.
433
Carl W. Pinkham, 128 Pleasant St.
435
Howard L. Rogers, 123 Salem St.
417
Frances C. Sawyer, 52 Salem St.
402
Harold P. Snow, 72 Cross St.
334
George Zanni, 16 Brook St.
1
Blanks
2922
Precinct No. 2
Meeting Members for three years
Charles R. Baisley, 46 Woburn St. 573
Edward A. Brown, 28 Oak St. 415
A. Lloyd David, 70 Howard St. 492
Robert E. Fowle, 3 Perkins Ave.
504
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Francis R. Foxcroft, 100 Prescott St. 485
Winthrop P. Frazier, 438 Summer Ave. 326
Alexander P. Glover, 158 Prescott St. 498
Roy E. Hatfield, 19 Oak St. 430
Sydney M. Hodson, 51 Oak St. 527
Walter S. Hopkins, Jr., 472 Summer Ave.
536
James R. Mercer, 73 Hillcrest Rd. 539
Florence G. Nichols, 109 Prescott St. 421
Carl B. Pitman, 23 Oak St. 470
Carlyle F. Quimby, 42 Pratt St. 449
Leon F. Quimby, 33 Howard St. 454
Herbert T. Schoppelry, 196 Prescott St. 440
Helen M. Towle, 22 West St. 328
Loring F. Wilcox, 67 Hillcrest Rd.
462
Blanks 2431
Precinct No. 2
Meeting member for two years
Richard B. Chesley, 50 Pratt St.
489
John A. Maxim, 45 Pratt St.
106
Blanks
125
Precinct No. 2
Meeting member for one year
Stanley H. Beaman, 206 Woburn St.
559
Blanks 161
Precinct No. 3
Meeting Members for three years
James W. Alger, 144 Prospect St. 493
Clifford W. Baker, 169 Summer Ave. 338
George E. Curtis, 58 Grand St. 510
Stanley D. Cross, 17 Longview Rd. 267
Louis Davis, 8 Vine St.
524
Marshall P. Harris, 143 Prospect St.
452
Katherine G. Howard, 186 Summer Ave.
442
Earle O. Latham, 69 Prescott St.
525
Louis M. Lyons, 24 Vale Rd.
501
Harry E. McRell,, Jr. 14 Willow St.
138
William E. Morrison, 21 Pilgrim Rd.
513
Donald H. Morse, 18 Bond St. 464
Newell H. Morton, 198 Woburn St. 563
John H. Nargis, 150 Prospect St. 178
481
Harley C. Nelson, 60 Bancroft Ave.
279
Frank M. Stevens, 14 School St. 464
252
Gould B. Ruggles, 224 High St.
Elwin M. Nesmith, 6 Berkeley St.
23
Allen A. Sweetser, 192 Woburn St. 367
Mollie A. Sweetser, 192 Woburn St. 466 Herbert J. Wooldridge, 156 High St. 479
1805 Blanks
Precinct No. 4
Town Meeting Members for three years
Justin L. Anderson, 53 Woburn St. 433
H. Nelson Bates, 23 Nelson Ave. 396
Nellie P. Beaton, 299 Lowell St. 386
Franklin W. Burnham, 179 Lowell St. 335
William E. Burpee, 20 Lawrence Rd.
425
Alfred L. Caisse, 20 Forest St. 187
Adra P. Camp, 28 Highland St.
371
John Cullinane, 36 Federal St.
247
Coleman J. Donahue, Jr., 9 Lawrence Rd.
258
Earle A. Eastman, 2 Waverly Rd.
273
James W. Fairchild, 1170 Main St. 445
276
Carl W. Goodridge, 206 Bancroft Ave.
440
Roland B. Hoag, 836 Main St.
258
Robert H. Hodson, 21 Mt. Vernon St.
427
Edward F. Jones, 41 Federal St.
140
Gilbert M. Lothrop, 13 Longfellow Rd. 377
Fred W. Nelson, 420 Franklin St. 400
134
William P. Reed, 27 Mt. Vernon St.
179
Otis B. Ruggles, 52 Weston Rd.
390
Kenneth E. Sawyer, 167 Lowell St. 341
Helen B. Stanwood, 72 Linden St. 254
Marion R. Symonds, 170 Bancroft Ave. 408
Blanks 1910
Precinct No. 4
Town Meeting Members for two years
Sydney L. Curry, 405 Lowell St.
446
Blanks 200
The following persons served as Election Officers :
Ballot Box
Precinct 1 Jessie M. Thaxter, 11 Winter St.
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2 George N. Bishop, 60 Hillcrest Rd.
3 Gladys R. Dickinson, 25 Arlington St.
4 Ola M. Pomfret, 22 Belmont St.
Ballot Clerk
Precinct 1 John J. Murray, 52 Village St.
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Ralph R. Gibson, 972 Main St.
Francis W. O'Leary, 17 Spruce Rd.
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2 Catherine E. Reilly, 64 Minot St.
3 Minnie A. Heselton, 17 Berkeley St.
4 Mabel Bennett, 38 Highland St.
Checkers
Precinct 1 Harriette P. Leuchtman, 18 Belmont St. Catherine L. Doherty, 111 Green St. Martha Stark, 73 Eaton St. Jemima W. Clapperton, 161 Pleasant St.
2 Annie L. Berry, 10 Wilson St. Nellie E. Whelton, 7 High St. Mary C. Barrett, 38 Warren Ave. May M. King, 24 Bay State Rd.
3 Rebecca T. Emery, 65 Middlesex Ave. Ina M. Bergquist, 3 Berkeley St. Norma P. Perley, 89 Vine St. Eleanor S. Michelini, 48 Prescott St.
4 Mary C. Horrocks, 63 Highland St. Mary V. O'Brien, 169 Lowell St. Flora B. Poock, 50 Federal St. Eva F. Gleason, 37 Woburn St.
Counters
Precinct 1 M. Gertrude Ballou, 71 Green St. Mary E. Doran, 33 Orange St. Annie C. O'Malley, 74 Minot St. Margaret J. Curtin, 75 Harrison St.
2 Rose A. Gadbois, 8 Maple St. Winifred E. McClintock, 188 Wakefield St. Ethel B. Gowing, 81 John St.
3 Edith Moses, 33 Dudley St. Helen E. Dodge, 21 Echo Ave. Bertha L. Skinner, 17 Mineral St. Grace Wooldridge, 156 High St.
4 Dorothy Williams, 265 Lowell St. Elizabeth M. Bates, 25 Nelson Ave. Catherine G. Doucette, 89 Woburn St. Charles C. Wakefield, 22 Mt. Vernon St Frances S. Snyder, 94 Vine St. Arthur J. Doucette, 2 Warren Ave. Harold M. Flater, 33 Minot St. Frank E. Ward, 29 King St. Vaughan Burnham, 89 Highland St.
Tabulators Walter A. Scanlon, 331 Haven St. J. Robert Clark, 81 Ash St. Louis Bacigalupo, 91 John St. Alexander Williamson, 79 Grand St.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Security Hall
March 17, 1947
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Charles P. How- ard at 7:50 P. M.
The fact that this meeting was an adjourned meeting of the March 3, 1947 meeting no notice was required by Town Clerk.
The new Town Meeting Members were requested to stand and sworn to office by the Town Moderator.
The Town Clerk partially read the warrant when upon motion of Kenneth Latham it was voted to dispense with further reading, except the Constable's return, which was then read by the Town Clerk.
Article 2. On motion of Philip R. White it was voted to accept and place on file The Capital Expenditures Planning Committee Outlay Program for the years 1947 to 1952.
Report of Classification And Salary Committee was read by Wil- liam J. Tonks as follows :
To: Board of Selectmen and the Town Meeting Members :
Authorized under Article XIII of a Special Town Meeting held on October 28, 1946 on motion that there be and hereby is established a committee of five (5) members for the purpose of making a comprehen- sive study of Job Classification And Salaries with a view of establishing a uniform schedule in the Town, and such committee to consist of four (4) members chosen one by and from each of the voting Precincts in the Town, and the fifth to be chosen at large by the four Precinct mem- bers, such Committee to report at the Annual Town Meeting to be held in March 1947. Pursuant to the action under Article XIII, the following Town meeting members were elected by their respective Precincts :
Precinct One Harold L. Jones
Precinct Two William J. Tonks
Precinct Three Irving Alger
Precinct Four Otis B. Ruggles
On January 13th, the same four duly elected committee mem- bers met at the residence of Otis B. Ruggles and elected Leon G. Bent as the fifth member-at-large, and at a meeting held on January 20th, the Committee organized with William J. Tonks as Chairman, and Harold L. Jones as Secretary. Subsequent to organization meeting, the committee contacted all Town Departments and secured in- formation regarding salaries and wages paid; hours of work; rates and frequency of overtime, etc., as paid by the Town. This committee is now engaged in correlating and analyzing information secured. In view of the relatively short time which said committee had available between
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organization and the Town Meeting to be held March 17, 1947, no at- tempt is made to report anything other than progress on this problem. It was found by the committee, since it would be necessary to again con- tact heads of all Town Departments for additional information and hold further discussions to come to an agreement on the decisions and inter- pretations by this committee on existing Department classifications, that time would not permit any definite conclusions. During January and February all Town Boards were more or less engaged with preparation and consideration of their budgets by the Finance Committee, and it was felt that we should defer further conferences with heads of Town Boards until later.
We estimate that this committee will need the better part of 1947 to submit a definite report of Job Classifications, Salary Schedules, and Rules and Regulations to govern operation of same. This necessitates work with various Town Departments, as well as research on classifica- tion programs of other Massachusetts Towns comparable with Reading. We, therefore, respectfully submit our report requesting either an exten- sion of time to present a complete report, or at the pleasure of the Town-our discharge.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM J. TONKS OTIS B. RUGGLES LEON G. BENT HAROLD L. JONES IRVING ALGER
On motion made by Gardner Long, it was voted that this committee continue to study Job Classifications, Salary Schedules and Rules and Regulations and to make further report at the Town Meeting in March 1948.
HIGH SCHOOL SITE COMMITTEE REPORT
(Made at Annual Town Meeting, Reading, Mass., March 1947) By G. Warren Cochrane, Jr. Committee's Approach to Problem
Our Committee was appointed to "make a comprehensive study of the suitable sites" and bring you all the pertinent facts, not to select a site. We have worked diligently toward that end and sincerely hope that the information we will present to you now will enable you to pro- ceed with the purchase of the needed land, confidently and without further delay.
One of our early steps was to send a letter to all Town Meeting
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Members and an open letter to the general public inviting suggestions. (Exhibit I) Replies received were studied carefully and were very helpful in aiding the Committee to formulate its ideas. Also, early in our work we decided to make our study as careful and as factual as pos- sible, to eliminate guess-work and to bring in a harmonious report.
Sites Studied
After a general examination of the Town's area, five sites were elected for detailed study. Before listing these sites, we would like to mention two other sites which were given preliminary consideration. The first of these is Memorial Park, which lies just east of Main Street between Charles and Salem Streets. This site was left to the Town for park purposes and was accepted at a Town Meeting on that basis. In the judgment of our Town Counsel, this site is not available for any other purpose. The second site given preliminary consideration is the area in back of the houses on the east side of Main Street and to the northwest of Charles Street. After study this site was eliminated from further consideration for several reasons. It would mean that the majority of children would have to cross Main Street going to and from school, for one thing. For another, much of the land is boggy the year around, in fact, a brook which comes down out of the plot and crosses under Charles Street is used for flooding Memorial Park in the winter. Another difficulty is that there is quite a sharp drop in the lot near Charles Street which would require about 12 feet of fill. Also, the land is all privately owned. To sum up, the site has several basic faults and little to recommend it over other available sites.
The five sites which did seem to warrant detailed study are, alpha- betically :
Birch Meadow Junior High School Senior High School
Sunnyside Avenue and Washington Street Playground Combined Sweetser Field
Our first step was to complete a list of factors common to all these sites on which they could be compared in terms of dollars and cents, exact distances and acreage-as precisely as possible, in other words. After considerable reading, discussion and consultation with a rep- resentative of our State Department of Education and with our own school officials we developed twenty-four such factors. Before describ- ing them, let us explain how we arrived at a minimum acreage which we believe desirable in a site for a new high school.
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Minimum Acreage Recommendation
Again, our conclusion was reached only after considerable discus- sion, reading and consultation with experts, and this conclusion is that a minimum of 20 acres is desirable. Our school officials estimate that by the mid-1950's we will have a high school population of 1,000, and that it will continue to grow beyond that for some time. For a school of that size, the lowest recommendation we found was a little over 17 acres, and from there recommendations ranged as high as 100 acres where school grounds and park facilities for general community use could be combined.
The accompanying chart (Exhibit 2) is reproduced from the Con- necticut Department of Education Building Code which permits lots for schools of one thousand population as small as 10 and a fraction acres presumably in congested locations, but recommends 17 and a fraction acres as a satisfactory minimum.
The second chart (Exhibit 3) taken from a book entitled, "A Guide for Planning School Buildings", published in Lansing, Michigan, in 1945 shows 24 acres as the minimum recommended for a school of 1,000 pupils. We have much other data supporting our recommendation, data stress- ing the importance "quiet", freedom from traffic congestion, "freedom from smoke" and also, of course, of room for the development of park- ing space and athletic and physical education areas.
The 24 Factors Or Points of Difference
Now let us look at the work sheet we developed (exhibit 4), listing the five sites to be studied and the 24 factors common to all on which they could be compared. In addition to these 24 factors there are several other important considerations which apply only to one or two sites. These will be discussed later.
We have already discussed the first factor. The second is "Acreage now owned by the Town", an obvious consideration as is "Acreage to be Purchased".
A factor to be considered in connection with each site is the "Athletic and Physical Education Facilities now Available", as well as the "Op- portunity for Development of Athletic Facilities." Naturally to be con- sidered are "Future Extension Possibilities", "Suitability for Normal Building Foundations", "Cost of Preparing Site-Drainage, etc." "Avail- ability of Space for Parking Area", "Freedom from Injury to Existing Facilities" as would be the case, for instance, if a school were to be built on land now used as a playground. Two other factors of obvious im- portance are "Distance to Population Center" and "Distance to Geogra- phical Center." Also of vital importance is the matter of value of pro- perty to be taken. There are two considerations here. The first is the "Cost to the Town" and second, "Value to the Town after Conversion to
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