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Charlotte C. Smith Library Fund
747.08
Sabra Carter Common Fund
213.24
Lizzie T. B. Sweat Cemetery Fund 5,154.75
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds ..
10,627.77
$ 25,686.27
$ 25,686.27
RALPH M. KELMON,
Town Accountant.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS
Interest
Balance on
Bank
Book No.
Amount
Accumu lated
With- drawn
Deposit
S. D. J. Carter Lecture Fund
.... Woburn Mechanics
56672
$2.000,00 4.575,50
$186.53
$140.00
$2,046.83
160.58
4,739.08
$6,578,50
$347.41
$140.00
$6,785.91
Library Funds
Chester W. Clark
Mechanics
17540
$500.00
250.57
780.57
Burnap
..
Andover
8512
200.00
121.47
115.00
206.47
Charlotte C. Smith
Mechanics
4215
500.00
216.15
177.50
583.65
Benjamin Buck
Andover
18341
500.00
234.71
220.00
514.71
Sears Cook Walker, School Fund
Mechanics
12819
257.00
96.21
353.21
Sabra Carter Common Fund
Andover
18349
200.00
17.52
217.52
Cemetery Funds
Lizzie T. B. Sweatt
Mechanics
24535
5,000.00
251.84
5,251.84
Isaac Cazneau
Andover
18985
100.00
13.10
113.10
Geo. W. and Minnie A. Sidelinker
Andover
22450
200.00
21.51
221.51
Susan S. Carlton
Andover
18345
75.00
14.13
89.13
Sabra Carter (Jaques Lot)
Andover
18347
200.00
34.59
234.59
William H. Carter
Andover
24631
100.00
14.55
114.55
Dolly Harnden
Andover
18342
100.00
11.85
111.85
Thomas P. Eames
Andover
18346
100.00
12.00
112.00
11437
145
Interest
Accumu- lated
With-
Bank
Book No.
Amount
Sabra Carter
Andover
18348
100.00
13.54
113.54
Rich Carter
Andover
22451
100.00
12.07
112.07
James Frazer
Andover
18343
200.00
24.67
224.67
Martha Temple
Andover
18344
100.00
14.86
114.86
S. D. J. Carter
Andover
23579
200.00
33.72
233.72
Thomas Day
Andover
31514
100.00
14.81
114.81
Almira J. Carley
Andover
32237
100.00
15.72
115.72
Jonathan Eames, 2nd
Andover
35188
100.00
14.76
114.76
Abner C. Childs
Woburn
33384
100.00
13.71
113.71
Laura Parker
Woburn
32615
50.00
9.35
59.35
Sarah G. Sheldon
Woburn
33814
200.00
38.74
238.74
Gilman C. Harnden
Woburn
32614
100.00
12.88
112.88
Charlotte C. Smith
Mechanics
4214
50.00
8.34
58.34
Charles H. Hopkins
.Mechanics
17526
200.00
23.29
239.29
Rufus C. Eames
Mechanics
17527
100.00
11.79
111.79
John Sheldon Sargent
Mechanics
17528
100.00
11.79
111.79
Isabelle Holt
Mechanics
17529
75.00
10.03
85.03
Henry Blanchard
Mechanics
17530
50.00
7.68
57.68
Nathan B. Eames
Mechanics
6899
100.00
14.35
114.35
Lorenzo Meads
Mechanics
7176
100.00
14.06
114.06
George E. Swain
Mechanics
17531
100.00
10.81
110.81
Josiah Monroe (Care Elbridge H. Carter and Walter Blanchard Lots
Mechanics
7559
100.00
13.73
113.73
Jacob H. Shedd
Mechanics
17532
100.00
12.25
112.25
drawn
Balance on Deposit
146
Interest
Bank
Book No.
Amount
Accumu- lated
With- drawn
Balance on Deposit
George T. Eames
Mechanics
17533
200.00
28.35
228.35
Newman Parker, Jr.
Mechanics
17534
100.00
13.87
113.87
Irwin E. Morse
Mechanics
8531
100.00
16.65
116.65
Sylvester and Lois Carter
.Mechanics
8990
100.00
14.91
114.91
Capt. Geo. W. McIntosh
Mechanics
9662
200.00
32.33
232.33
Mary A. Gowing
Mechanics
10283
100.00
14.37
114.37
S. Lizzie Carter
.Mechanics
10282
100.00
16.50
116.50
Julia M. Parker (Ward Parker Lot)
.Mechanics
10641
100.00
14.38
114.38
Manuel and Elizabeth Dexter
Mechanics
10640
50.00
10.64
60.64
Jaques Gowing
Mechanics
10639
100.00
14.17
114.17
Maud K. Tuttle, Lot 60B
Mechanics
10693
100.00
13.85
113.85
Benjamin T. Glover
Mechanics
10953
100.00
16.25
116.25
John W. Perry, Lot 222 D
Mechanics
10967
100.00
15.66
115.66
Mary E. Kelley, Lot 322 E
Mechanics
10968
100.00
15.64
115.64
Caleb S. Harriman, Lot 53
.Mechanics
11642
100.00
18.34
118.34
John N. Eames, Lot 137
Mechanics
11643
100.00
15.75
115.75
Lemuel E. Eames
Mechanics
12493
100.00
16.32
116.32
Sarah H. Jackson, Lot 497
Mechanics
12494
100.00
17.39
117.39
Henry G. Gowing, Lot 20
Mechanics
12495
150.00
20.08
170.08
Susan H. Hamlin, Lot 646 A
Mechanics
12820
100.00
15.77
115.77
William H. McCabe, Lot 334
Mechanics
12821
100.00
17.28
117.28
Walter A. Hill, Lot 458
Mechanics
13322
100.00
16.81
116.81
Rachel Clough, Lot 132
Mechanics
13323
100.00
30.70
130.70
Samuel Manning and Stephen Buck, Lot 73 ...... Mechanics
13324
100.00
30.70
130.70
147
Interest
Bank
Book No.
Amount
Accumu- lated
With- drawn
Balance on Deposit
Edward B. Manning, Lots 196-203
Mechanics
13360
100.00
30.75
130.75
Thomas J. Morley, Lot 81-F
Mechanics
17535
100.00
26.97
126.97
Sydney C. Buck, Lot 274 D
Mechanics
17536
100.00
25.91
125.91
John Simpson and Levi Swain, Lots 134-140B ...... Mechanics
17537
150.00
42.76
192.76
Clifford H. Wilson, Lot 54
Mechanics
13325
100.00
30.70
130.70
Mrs. W. T. Duffy, Lot 11, Sec. A
Mechanics
17538
100.00
25.57
125.57
Deacon Levi Parker, Lot 260, Old Cemetery
Mechanics
15602
100.00
27.60
127.60
Annie L. Priggen, Lot 75, Sec. F.
.Mechanics
17539
100.00
24.50
124.50
Charles and Ella Blaisdell, Lot 80 Sec. F
Mechanics
17267
100.00
22.38
122.38
George Gowing, Lot 178, Sec. F
Mechanics
17268
100.00
21.87
121.87
Mary C. Roman, Lot 501, Sec. F.
Mechanics
18151
100.00
21.58
121.58
Wilford Fletcher, Lot 637, Sec. B
.Mechanics
18152
100.00
21.58
121.58
Milo Van Steensburg, Lot 93, Sec. E
Mechanics
18153
100.00
17.53
117.53
Sarah A. Call, Lot 295 D
.Mechanics
18955
100.00
18.68
118.68
Eldridge Harnden
Mechanics
19870
100.00
16.03
116.03
Pettengill-Glover Lot
.Mechanics
19869
100.00
16.03
116.03
August G. Macleod
Mechanics
20895
100.00
13.54
113.54
Mrs. Guy B. Cook
.Mechanics
22005
150.00
17.26
167.26
Edward N. Eames, Lot 462 B
.Mechanics
22951
100.00
9.89
109.89
Arthur O. Buck, Lot 642 B
Mechanics
22005
100.00
11.48
111.48
Mary F. Fitzgerald, Lots 110, 111
Mechanics
23337
100.00
9.50
109.50
Walter L. Hale
.Mechanics
23472
100.00
8.94
108.94
George L. Dillaway
.Mechanics
24530
100.00
7.87
107.87
Jennie Brabant
.Mechanics
24532
50.00
3.92
53.92
148
Interest
Bank
Book No.
Amount
Accumu- lated
With- drawn
Balance on Deposit 106.28
George H. Hathaway, Lot 118
Mechanics
25774
100.00
6.28
Alice Swanson, Lot 188 E
Mechanics
26573
50.00
2.87
52.87
D. M. Laffin, Lot 131, F
Mechanics
26803
100.00
5.36
105.36
Peter A. Donovan, Lot 1194 D
.Mechanics
27167
100.00
4.96
104.96
Gertrude Amerault, Lot 128 F
Mechanics
27166
100.00
4.96
104.96
Cora E. Buck, Lot 641 B
Mechanics
27877
100.00
4.18
104.18
Eugene Gallagher, Lot 164, Sec. F
Mechanics
28021
100.00
3.92
103.92
Marion F. Searle, Lots 191, 208
Mechanics
28022
100.00
3.92
103.92
Henry H. Cutter
.. Mechanics
28427
100.00
3.66
103.66
Mrs. Paul Surrette, Lot 521 S-E
Mechanics
30585
100.00
100.00
$ 16,557.00
$ 2,691.81
$ 512.50
$ 18,736.31
CALEB S. HARRIMAN,
PHILIP B. BUZZELL,
EDWARD M. NEILSON,
Trustees of Trust Funds.
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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
To Harry J. Ainsworth, a Constable of the Town of Wil- mington :
Greetings :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the manner prescribed in the By-Laws of said Town, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town qualified by law to vote in Town affairs to meet and assemble at the
TOWN HALL on
Monday, the Sixth Day of March, next
at 9 :45 o'clock in the forenoon, the polls to be opened at 10:00 A. M. and shall be closed at 8:00 P. M. for the election of Town Offices.
Article 1. To bring in your votes on one ballot respect- tively for the following named Offices, to wit: One Select- man, for the term of three years; one Selectman for one year ; one Assessor for the term of three years; one Collector of Taxes for the term of three years; a Constable for the term of one year ; one Member of the Board of Public Welfare for the term of three years; two Members of the School Commit- tee for the term of three years; two Trustees of the Public Library for the term of three years; one Member of the S. D. J. Carter Lecture Committee for the term of five years ; one Water Commissioner for the term of three years; one Member of the Planning Board for the term of three years ; one Member of the Planning Board for the term of four years; one Member of the Planning Board for the term of five years; one Tree Warden for the term of one year; one Trustee of Trust Funds for the term of three years; one Moderator for the term of one year.
You are also hereby further required and directed to notify and warn the said inhabitants of the Town of Wilming-
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ton, who are qualified to vote on elections and town affairs therein, to assemble subsequently and meet in Town Meeting at the Villanova Hall, Middlesex Avenue, in said Town of Wilmington
011 Monday, the 13th Day of March A. D. 1950 At eight o'clock P. M.
then and there to act on the following articles :
Article 2. To hear the reports of Committees and act thereon.
Article 3. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the following items :
General Government Library
Protection of Persons and Property Parks
Highways Charities Veteran's Benefits Educational Water Department Cemetery
Maturing Debt
Interest Unclassified
Reserve Fund
Health and Sanitation
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1950 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to re- new any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000. ) to pay for insurance indemnity for the protection of the officers and employees of the Highway. Cemetery, Fire and Police De- partments of the Town against loss by reason of their liabil- ity to pay damages to others for bodily injuries including death and property damage, at any time resulting therefrom, caused by the operation, within the scope of their official duties or employment of motor vehicles owned by the Town, or do anything in relation thereto.
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Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.) for the observance of Memorial Day, and that the Moderator appoint a Committee who shall arrange and have charge of such ob- servance, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article ". To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell at Public Auction in the evening, proper- ties taken by the town under Tax Title foreclosure procedure and to execute all documents necessary to carry out the pur- pose of the vote, provided however, that before any sales are made due notice of the time and place of sale shall be given by advertising in the local paper and Lowell Sun at least fourteen (14) days before the sale and deeds executed here- under must be recorded within twenty days (20) of their ex- ecution, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 8. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Departmental Unpaid Bills of previous years.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or some other amount, the money to be expended under the direction of the 4-H Town Committee, serving in co-operation with the Middlesex County Extension Service, under the provisions of Sections 40 to 45, Chapter 129, General Laws of Massachu- setts.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the purpose of renewing under the authority of Section 9 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws as amended the lease of the American Legion Clubhouse in Wilmington for the purpose of providing suitable headquarters for the Wilmington Post of the American Legion, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the purpose of leasing under authority of Section 9 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws as amended the Veterans of Foreign Wars Clubhouse on Main Street in Wilmington for the pur- pose of providing suitable headquarters for the Wilmington Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. or do anything in relation thereto.
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Article 12. To see if the Town will vote a sum of money for the purpose of surveying and laying out the following streets by the Board of Survey :
Adelman Road
Garden Avenue
Cedar Street
Mill Road
Central Street
Newland Avenue
Corey Avenue
Oakdale Road
Cypress Street
Park Road
Farral Road
Roman Way
Faulkner Road
Shady Lane Drive
Forest Avenue
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to install street lights on the following streets :
Beech Street- 3 lights Concord Street-1 light
Nassau Avenue-3 lights
South Street-3 lights
Fay Street-1 light Forest Street-3 lights
Swain Road-2 lights
Swain Road West-3 lights
Jaquith Road-1 light
Warren Road-1 light
Kendall Street-2 lights Lowell Street-1 light
Washington Avenue-2 lights
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise by tax- ation, by transfer, by borrowing, or in some other manner, a sum of money, and appropriate it for the purpose of altering and equipping existing buildings on land owned by the Town on Church Street, for use in the educational program of the High School, or do anything in relation thereto. By request of the School Building Committee, Edward C. Manning, Chairman.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court for legisla- tion providing for the establishment of a town Manager form of government in the Town of Wilmington, or do anything in relation thereto. Submitted by the Town Manager Study Committee, Irving Appleby, Chairman.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to reimburse the Chief of Police, Paul J. Lynch, for hospital, medical and nurses bills, incurred in the sum of $2,595.63, as a result of an accident which occurred on Septem- ber 9, 1949, while in the course of duty, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Simon Cutter and others.
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Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to rebuild Cross Street as laid out by the County Commissioners in the year 1939, and raise and appropriate a sum of money to re- build the same or do anything in relation thereto. On peti- tion of Willie B. McIntosh and others.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to accept Shady Lane Drive from Middlesex Avenue to Sprucewood Road and Oakdale Road for its entire length as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dol- lars ($1,000.00) to put said street into passable condition. On petition of John H. Tautges and others.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to build, erect and furnish a vault, in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Supervisor of Public Records, as recommended in the report of the special committee appointed under authority of Article 11, annual town meeting, March 22, 1949, and that the moder- ator is hereby authorized to appoint a committee of three to carry out the provisions of this article or do anything in rela- tion thereto. On petition of Ralph R. Currier, Mary E. Gilli- gan and Paul D. Emmons, Vault Committee
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Four Thousand Four Hundred and Forty Dollars ($4,440.00) for the purpose of extending public water mains in Ayotte Street and Crest Avenue for. a dis- tance of 888 feet, and One Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($1,600.00) for the purpose of restoring said street to the same or equivalent condition prior to this installation; the sum of Five Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($5,250.00) for the purpose of extending public water mains in Beech Street ffor a distance of 1,050 feet, and One Thou- sand Six Hundred and Thirty Five Dollars ($1,635.00) for the purpose of restoring said street to the same or equivalent condition to this installation; the sum of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) for the purpose of extend- ing public water mains in Ballardvale Street for a distance of 1,500 feet, and One Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($1,700.00) for the purpose of restoring said street to the same or equivalent condition prior to this installation; the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the purpose of extending public water mains in Nassau Avenue for a dis- tance of 200 feet, and Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for
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the purpose of restoring said street to the same or equivalent condition prior to this installation ; to appropriate the balance of Two Thousand Twenty Six Dollars and Thirty Cents ($2,026.30) remaining from the 1946 Water Main Extensions, to apply to the completion of the water main installation in Glen Road, and to raise and appropriate an additional sum of Two Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy Four Dollars ($2,914.00) to complete the water main installation in said street, and One Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($1,800.00) to restore said street to the same or equivalent condition prior to this installation, or do anything in relation thereto. All upon the recommendation of the Water Main Extension Ad- visory Committee.
Article 21. To see if the Town of Wilmington will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase a new resuscitator, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of the Chief of the Fire Department.
Article 22. To see if the Town of Wilmington will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to install a new fire alarm system or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of the Chief of the Fire Department.
Article 23. To determine whether there is a need for a Housing Authority in the Town of Wilmington, and to pro- vide for the organization of such an authority in accordance with Section 26K of the Housing authority law, Chapter 121 of the General Laws of Massachusetts. On petition of Simon Cutter and others.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to establish a special committee consisting of five members to make a thorough study of the refuse disposal problem of the Town with special reference to the present Town Dump, and to re- port their findings and any recommendations on or before the second Monday in March. 1951. On petition of Irving Apple- by and others.
Article 25. To see if the town will vote to compel any person or persons, who may call a special town meeting, to notify the voters of the town, by mail. at least seven days prior to such meeting. On petition of Del C. Gattoni and others.
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Article 26. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate the sum of money to purchase one truck for the Highway Department and/or authorize the sale or turnin of one of the Highway trucks as credit toward such purchase or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 27. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate any sum of money to take any action through the appoint- ment of a Committee for the study of the subject, or other- wise, for the purpose of establishing a suitable memorial or memorials dedicated to the memory of the dead of World War II or do anything in relation thereto.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant, or a certified copy thereof, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, as soon as may be and before said meeting.
Given under our hands and seal of said Town this - Day of February, A. D., One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty.
CHARLES H. BLACK, Clairman WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH Selectmen of Wilmington
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Annual Report
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF
WILMINGTON, MASS.
GTO/
THE
730 .*
WHITEFIELD ELM
TOGETHER WITH THE REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,
1949
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
ORGANIZATION
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Mr. John J. Farrell, Chairman
Wilmington
1947-1950
Mrs. Marion Boylen
Wilmington
1947-1950
Mr. John Hartnett
No. Wilmington
1948-1951
Mr. Ernest Crispo
Wilmington
1948-1951
Mr. Closson K. Blaisdell
Wilmington
1949-1952
Mr. John J. Nitchie
Wilmington
1949-1952
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Stephen G. Bean, 104 Middlesex Ave. Tel. Wilmington 2052 or 343
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Ernest C. MacDougall, M. D.
Tel. Wilmington 432
SCHOOL NURSE
'Mrs. Esther H. Nichols, R. N.
Tel. Wilmington 744
ATTENDANCE OFFICER
Mr. Ernest Cail
Tel. Wilmington 571
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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1950
January 3 to February 25-8 Weeks
Vacation One Week March 6, to April 29-8 Weeks
Vacation One Week May S to June 16-elementary-6 weeks
Vacation Ten Weeks September 6 to December 22-16 weeks
Vacation One Week School Commences January 2, 1951
February 22 May 30
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Good Friday
October 12 November 23-24
April 19 November 11
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL 22-22-22
Twenty-two blown three times on fire alarm signal
At 7.15 and 7.30 No School-all schools
Radio announcements will also be made over WLLH-Lowell-1400 on the radio dial WLAW-Lawrence-680 on the radio dial WBZ-Boston-980 on the radio dial WEEI-Boston-590 on the radio dial From 6.50 to 8.00 A. M.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
January 23, 1950
To the Citizens of the Town of Wilmington:
We hereby submit our annual report relative to activities in the Wilmington School Department during the year 1949. Following this report are the reports of other department heads in the school system.
The past school year has been productive of more progress than has taken place for many years. The School Committee has done its best to carry out the duties that the laws of the Commonwealth im- pose on it and to help those citizens who have also been active in efforts to improve the educational offerings of the Town. It is the sincere hope of the Committee that the voters of the Town in making annual appropriations keep in mind that while schools cost most they also yield most in return for the money spent. Public utilities and other services are important and necessary, but most important of all is people and, particularly, children.
The whole school department looks forward eagerly to the completion of the new High School building for use in 1950. The facilities afforded by this building will make possible a proper educa- tional program at the high school level provided the alterations to the Roman House and construction of a shop are also provided by the voters as recommended by the Building Committee. The lack of a gymnasium is serious, but if athletic fields can be built under separate appropriations, a much better physical education program can be of- fered than has been made available in the past. The Town Common was never intended for athletics and is a most unsatisfactory stopgap.
Overcrowding in the elementary grades will be substantially re- lieved by the rooms available in the old High School and in the Buz- zell School when the new building is ready. Some alterations will have to be made in the high school but plans for this purpose have not been worked out at the time of writing this report. The Com- mittee intends to abandon the portable schools as soon as possible. The two rooms added this past summer to the Mildred Rogers' School help to make this possible. Even so, when it is realized that nearly 150 new pupils will enter the first grade in September 1950, it will be difficult to get all classes down to a size that is desirable.
The real truth is that in the last thirty years the people of Wil- mington have not added sufficiently to their school plant to provide for present needs. More elementary rooms will almost certainly have
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to be built within the next ten years as well as the second block of classrooms planned for the new high school. The encouraging factor is that the Town is growing very rapidly and its valuation rising rapidly. This speedy growth with the additional help that is now being given by the State in the form of aid both to school operation and to school building will make it possible to create the additional accomodations that will be needed. The younger members of the present generation and the next generation will have to foot the bill that the older generation neglected to bear.
Knowing that we must use the present buildings, with the pos- sible exception of the portables, for a long time to come, the Com- mittee has done its best to recondition these buildings. The follow- ing work has been done at the various schools:
At the West School, the interior of the wing housing toilet facil- ities was washed and repainted. For the safety and protection of the children attending this school a fence was constructed extending the entire length of the school property bordering Shawsheen Avenue. Many minor repairs were also made.
At the Walker School, a complete stoker fired steam heating sys- tem was installed to replace three hot air furnaces which were in- stalled about 1900, and had become entirely inefficient. With the in- stallation of this system it was necessary under state law to fireproof the entire basement. With the removal of the three hot air heaters, it made available sufficient room for a recreation room, which may be used as a cafeteria. Numerous minor repairs were made including the repairing of the foundation. The grounds around this school were filled and graded thereby increasing the recreational space.
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