Wilbraham annual report 1932-1940, Part 36

Author: Wilbraham (Mass.)
Publication date: 1932
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 956


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Unexpended balance


2.50


Report of the Trustees of the Free Public Library


Number of Volumes in Library Jan. 1, 1939


6,738


Number of Volumes added by purchase


243


Number of Volumes donated


35


7.016


Number of Volumes discarded and lost


280


Number of Volumes in Library Jan. 1, 1940


6,736


Circulation


Borrowers


North Wilbraham


12,152


627


Stony Hill


315


25


12,467


652


Rural School Deposits


1,325


13,792


Resources


Appropriation for 1939


$1,000.00


Dog Fund


702.23


$1,702.24


Expenditures


Library Book House, books


$446.98


H. R. Huntting Co., books


4.68


67


G. W. Douglass, books 1.50


Weller Publishing Co., books .88


National Library Binding Co., rebinding 3.14


M. L. Edgerton, magazines 40.70


Mrs. J. T. Abbott, magazines


1.50


Mrs. J. T. Abbott, services, librarian


100.00


Mrs. J. T. Abbott, paid for cleaning and transportation books


15.25


Mrs. J. T. Abbott, mending books, etc.


33.15


Mrs. J. T. Abbott, paid for supplies and postage


3.92


Gaylord Bros., supplies


3.80


Mrs. Chas. Hitchcock, care Stony Hill Branch 5.00


James Jaffrey, care heater and lawn


94.60


Cutler Grain & Coal Co., coal


282.00


Walter H. Clark, coal


37.60


Cutler Co., fertilizer and seed


3.10


Central Mass. Elec. Co., current


101.00


Town Water Dept., water rental


11.00


State Boiler Inspector, inspection


5.00


H. F. Swetland, repairs walls, ceilings and book case 325.71


G. W. Robbins & Son, material, walls ceil- ings and book case


72.82


R. E. Faulkner, repairs chimney and roof


11.53


C. S. Stacy, repairs boiler


4.20


M. L. Farnham, repairs steps


4.50


1,613.56


Used less than appropriation


$88.68


Gross expenditures as above


$1,613.56


Less Int. Henry Cutler Legacy


$23.89


Less Int. Chloe Bliss Stebbins Fund


2.51


Less Int. Abner E. Bell Fund


1.00


Less Fines


40.78


Less Rent Town Offices 1 year


144.00


$212.18


Net expenditure


$1,401.38


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Morton L. Day Trust Fund On hand Jan. 1, 1939 Interest credited year to Aug. 15, 1939


$636.56 16.00


$652.56


Paid out for 26 copies Christian Herald


26.00


On hand Jan. 1, 1940


$626.56


See Auditor's Report for Statement of


HENRY CUTLER LEGACY ABNER E. BELL FUND CHLOE E. STEBBINS FUND


Respectfully submitted,


A. L. DAMON, M. D., H. W. CUTLER, Trustees.


Report of Finance Board From Reserve


Amount


$3,987.55


To Chapter 81


$.20


To Contingent


1.89


To Fire Department


500.00


To Parks


60.00


To Town Clerk's Expense


1.16


To Water Department


1,000.00


1,563.25


Balance


$2,424.30


Town Meeting Day Is Your Day, On That Day You Make the Tax Rate.


Winthrop Bell


Frank N. Boden


J. Loring Brooks, Secretary


W. F. Berry, Chairman John Lyons


Leon Jewell


Lee Rice


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State Auditor's Report


Mr. Theodore N. Waddell


Director of Accounts


Department of Corporations and Taxation


State House, Boston


Sir:


As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Wilbraham for the year ending December 31, 1939, and submit the following report thereon:


The financial transactions as recorded on the books of the several departments collecting or disbursing money for the town were examined, checked, and verified.


The books and accounts of the town collector were ex- amined and checked in detail. The tax and departmental accounts receivable outstanding at the time of the previous examination were audited and proved, and the subsequent commitment lists of taxes and departmental accounts receivable were added and reconciled with the warrants given for their collection. The recorded collections were checked with the commitment lists, the payments to the treasurer were verified by a comparison with the treasurer's record of receipts, the abatements were checked, and the outstanding accounts were listed.


In order to verify the outstanding accounts, notices were sent to all persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town. In response to these notices, replies were received from a number of persons who claimed that they had made payments to the collector. These claims were in- vestigated with the result that proofs of payment in the form of receipted bills and cancelled checks were presented by tax- payers showing payments totalling $397.23 which had not been entered on the collector's books.


Of this sum of $397.23, the amount of $123.06 was charged to the present collector, while the balance of $274.17 was charged to the former collector, due to the fact that one item for $274.17 was shown to have been paid to him in 1938 and not accounted for by him to the town. This item of $274.17 was paid into the town treasury on January 5, 1940. In con- nection with the above item it should be noted that verifica- tion notices had been sent to the taxpayer on December 11, 1938, February 27, 1939 and December 11, 1939, and that it


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was not until December 31, 1939 that a claim of payment was made by the taxpayer.


The reconciliation of the collector's cash as of December 11, 1939, the date on which the audit was started, showed that the collector's cash in the office and in the bank was $1,191.02 short of the amount required to balance his accounts. This amount, however, was deposited in the collector's bank account December 27, 1939, and the full amount of his collections to December 11, 1939, was paid to the town treasurer on Decem- ber 28, 1939.


The books and accounts of the town collector were again examined on December 31, 1939. The additional commit- ments were added, the recorded collections and abatements for the period from December 12 to December 31, 1939, were ยท checked, the payments to the treasurer were verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.


The collector's cash balance December 31, 1939 was proved by actual count of the cash on hand.


The books and accounts of the town treasurer were ex- amined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were checked with the records of the departments collecting money for the town or sending out bills for collection, and with the other sources from which money was paid into the town treas- ury, while the payments were compared with the treasury warrants approved by the board of selectmen authorizing the treasurer to disburse town funds. The cash book addition was verified and the cash balance December 31, 1939, was proved by a reconciliation of the bank balances with statements re- ceived from the banks of deposit, by examination of the savings bank book, and by actual count of the cash on hand.


The payments on account of debt and interest were verified by a comparison with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities and coupons on file.


The tax titles representing liens on real estate held by the town for the non-payment of taxes were examined. The tax title register was analyzed and checked with the treasurer's and the collector's accounts, as well as with the records at the Registry of Deeds.


The financial transactions of the town clerk were examined and checked. The receipts for dog and sporting licenses were checked with the record of licenses issued and the payments to the State and town treasurers were verified. The town


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clerk's cash on hand December 31, 1939, was proved by actual count.


The surety bonds filed with the town by the town clerk, treasurer, and tax collector were examined and found to be in proper form.


The assessors' computation of the 1939 tax rate was checked, and it was found that the amount raised by taxation in 1939 was $4,549.45 in excess of the requirements. The provisions of Section 23, Chapter 59, General Laws, must be carefully followed in the determination of the tax rate.


The receipts for licenses granted by the board of selectmen, and issued by the town collector, were checked with the record of licenses granted, and the payments to the treasurer were verified. The surety bonds filed with the town by individuals to whom liquor licenses were issued were examined and found to be in proper form.


The accounts of the sealer of weights and measures were examined. The recorded receipts were checked with the record of fees charged and the payments to the treasurer were verified.


The records of accounts receivable of the forest warden and of the health, public welfare, school, and cemetery depart- ments were examined. The charges were added and checked with the commitments given to the town collector, the collec- tions and abatements were checked and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.


The recorded receipts of the dental clinic were checked and the payments to the treasurer were verified by a com- parison with the treasurer's cash book.


The recorded receipts of the school department for sales, damages, and for miscellaneous charges were checked, and the payments to the treasurer were verified.


The receipts of the librarian for fines, etc., were checked and the payments to the treasurer were verified.


The books and accounts of the water department were examined. The recorded charges for the sale of water and for water services were added, the collections as recorded were compared with the payments to the treasurer, and the out- standing accounts were listed and proved.


The savings bank books representing the investment of the trust funds in the custody of the treasurer were examined and listed, the income being proved and the withdrawals being verified.


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Ledger accounts were compiled, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town on December 31, 1939.


There are appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's and the tax collector's cash, summaries of the tax and depart- mental accounts, and tables showing the trust fund transac- tions.


While engaged in making the audit, cooperation was ex- tended by all town officials for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.


Respectfully sbumitted, Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts. .


Auditor's Report


I have made an examination of the books and accounts of the Town of Wilbraham for the year ended December 31, 1939. While the records checked properly, for the most part, yet exceptions were noted. For further comment and informa- tion, you are referred to the report made by the State Auditor, found elsewhere in this Town Report.


Respectfully,


WM. E. PORTER, Town Auditor.


TOWN OF WILBRAHAM Balance Sheet -- December 31, 1939 General Accounts


Assets


Liabilities and Reserves


Cash:


Road Machinery Fund, Collector's Fees,


$806.50


General


$26,205.94


2.80


Surplus War Bonus Fund,


2,121.90


Surplus War Bonus and Accumulations,


2,121.90


Accounts Receivable:


Taxes:


Levy of 1937,


287.45


Levy of 1938,


9,783.35


Levy of 1939,


38,386.44


Unexpended Appropriation Balances: Water Mains Springfield St., $3,495.76


73


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:


Levy of 1938,


61.94


Old Age Assistance-Administration


103.42


Levy of 1939,


537.25


Aid to Dependent Children, Admin- istration, 16.62


Tax Titles


1,283.26


4,152.34


Tax Possession,


242.31


Loans Unissued,


1,000.00


Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus,


9,922.39


Departmental:


Health Licenses,


50


Levy of 1937,


287.45


Sewer Deposits,


5.00


Levy of 1938,


907.82


Public Welfare,


621.72


Levy of 1939,


1,820.07


Aid to Dependent Children,


261.11


3,015.34


Old Age Assistance,


278.72


Revenue Reserved Until Collected:


State Parks and Reservations Tax 1939, Overestimate, 17.56


48,457.24


Water Mains-Stony Hill,


536.54


Federal Grants:


599.19


1,525.57


Overlays Reserved for Abatements:


$28,327.84


Excess from Sale of Land of Low Value Section 79, Chapter 60, General Laws, 15.13


Cemeteries, Schools,


9.00 10.00


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax,


599.19


Tax Title,


1,525.57


1,186.05


Departmental,


1,186.05


1,868.51


Water,


1,868.51


18.00


5,179.32 56,749.12


$82,982.40


$82,982.40


Debt Accounts


Net Funded or Fixed Debt,


$69,000.00


School Loan


$3,000.00


Water Loan,


66,000.00


$69,000.00


$69,000.00


74


Trust Accounts


Trust Funds, Cash and Securities:


Chloe Stebbins Charity Fund


$174.73


$9,607.88


Deacon Warriner School Fund


681.95


626.56


School Lot Fund,


746.41


Chloe Stebbins Library Fund,


100.00


Abner E. Bell Library Fund


40.00


Henry Cutler Library Fund,


1,000.00


Morton L. Day Library Fund,


626.56


Laura Bruuer Cemetery General Care Fund,


1,019.15


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds,


5,845.64


$10,234.44


$10,234.44


Water,


Dog Officer's Fees due from County, Loans Authorized,


1,000.00


Surplus Revenue,


In Custody of Town Treasurer,


In Custody of Library Trustees,


75


Summary


Account


Appropriation Expenditure


Balance


Aid to Agriculture


$50.00


$50.00


Americanization Class


200.00


.00


$200.00


Assessors' Expense


100.00


94.43


5.57


Building Inspector's Expense


10.00


8.13


1.87


Care of Parks


225.00


From Reserve


60.00


272.05


12.95


Cemeteries


500.00


647.50


5.36


Cemetery Trust Funds


500.00


Contagious Diseases


5,000.00


3,449.91


1,550.09


Contingent


600.00


From Reserve


1.89


601.89


County Tax


4,352.23


Dental Clinic


600.00


599.25


.75


Dependent Child Aid Federal Grant


198.00


1,066.34


231.66


Dependent Child Aid Administration)


16.62


16.62


Federal Grant


Dog Officer's Fees


18.00


Dog Tax


809.40


Fire Department


2,900.00


From Reserve


500.00


3,365.25


34.75


Forest Warden


100.00


96.61


3.39


Gypsy Moth


600.00


556.40


43.60


Highways:


Miscellaneous Highways:


2,350.00


2,241.66


108.34


Chapter 81:


Town


6,600.00


State


6,600.00


Refund


8.66


From Reserve


.20


13,208.86


Chapter 90: (Maintenance)


Town


600.00


State


999.51


County


599.81


2,199.13


19


Hydrants


1,950.00


1,947.50


2.50


Insurance and Bonding


800.00


683.55


116.45


Interest


500.00


37.29


462.71


Legal Claims


1,000.00


109.80


890.20


Library


1,000.00


From Dog Tax (1938)


702.24


From Trust Funds


27.40


1,613.56


116.08


Liquor Law Enforcement


350.00


19.95


330.05


Memorial Day


75.00


65.50


9.50


Office Rent


144.00


144.00


-


Old Age Assistance


10,500.00


Federal Grant


7,239.715


16,949.82


789.89


From Trust Funds


152.86


1,100.00


-


-


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Old Age Assistance-Administra- tion-Federal Grant


331.32


227.90


103.42


Overdrawn Accounts (1938):


Highway Miscellaneous


1,198.34


Chapter 90 (E. Longmeadow Rd.)


402.07


State Aid


20.00


Overpayments by Town Collector:


Demands due Collector


98.00


Sewer Deposits


25.00


Old Age Assistance


.50


Excise Tax


.18


Interest


.05


Police


350.00


99.50


250.50


Printing Town Reports


269.60


269.60


Pine School-Grading Grounds


200.00


127.00


73.00


Public Welfare


14,000.00}


Refund


7.03


11,656.93


2,350.10


Refunds:


Excise


140.91


Real Estate


7.08


Registrars' Expense


60.00


16.65


43.35


Road Machinery


300.00


291.44


8.56


Safety Committee:


Protection School Children


600.00


567.00


33.00


Expense


75.00


27.30


47.70


Schools:


65,800.00


65,414.21


385.79


School Bond and Interest


3,240.00


3,240.00


Soldiers' Relief


1,200.00


931.83


268.17


Springfield Street Curve


550.00


550.00


Springfield Street Improvement


2,000.00


(Rescinded at Special Town Meeting-


Applied to Chapter 81 Appropriation)


State Aid


100.00


.00


100.00


State Audit


353.08


State Parks and Reservations


152.52


State Tax


9,180.00


Street Lights:


2,400.00


Boston Road


20.00


Stony Hill Road


100.00


2,501.46


18.54


Tailings


(Old check returned to cash-


later paid by bank)


Tax Collector's Expense


375.00


251.62


123.38


Town Clerk's Expense:


40.00


From Reserve


1.16


41.16


-


Town Loan


50,000.00


Town Officers:


5,800.00


Check Returned


5.00


5,437.11


367.89


1


Treasurer's Expense


400.00


356.43


43.57


Tree Warden


200.00


196.15


3.85


2.41


77


Waste Disposal


300.00


150.00


150.00


Water Bond and Interest


5,160.00


5,160.00


-


Water Department:


3,500.00


From Reserve


1,000.00


4,420.95


79.05


Water Deposit Refunds


1.81


Water-New Bridge


1,000.00


Notes


3,500.00


Refund


7.36


4,507.36


-


Water Main Extensions:


1939 Appropriations-$1,000.00


Notes


-11,000.00


Divided as follows:


Manchonis Road


3,100.00


3,100.00


-


Springfield Street


6,900.00


Refund


104.72


3,508.96


3,495.76


Stony Hill Road


2,000.00


1,463.46


536.54


Well Child Clinic


250.00


250.00


-


W. P. A. and Work Relief


2,500.00


1,988.83


511.17


Total Expenditures for 1938


$232,422.40


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School Committee's Report To the Citizens of Wilbraham:


Your school committee respectfully submits the following report for the year 1939.


Financial Statement for 1939


Appropriation for School Support $65,800.00


Total expenditures for School Sup-


port, itemized


statement fol-


lows


$65,219.21


Less :


Tuition refunds,


1939 79.00


Net expenditures for School Support


$65,140.21


Unexpended balance $659.79


Appropriation for Americani-


zation Class


200.00


Expenditures for Americani- zation Class 195.00


Unexpended balance 5.00


Appropriation for Improving


Pines School Grounds


200.00


Expenditures for Improving Pines School Grounds 127.00


Unexpended balance 73.00


Total net expenditures


$65,462.21


Total unexpended balance $737.79


Net Cost of Schools to the Town for 1939


Total net expenditures above $65,462.21


Credits


From the Commonwealth:


General School Fund, Part I $2,520.00


Vocational Education


4,214.61


Superintendent's Salary


Reimbursement


895.25


79


Tuition, State Children 306.74


Americanization Class (Half-Year)


51.00


7,951.60


From other sources:


Tuition, Town of Monson


$27.30


Tuition refunds, 1938 65.25


Restitution for car tickets from probation officer 81.24


Miscellaneous credits, sup-


plies, tickets, telephone toll calls


20.02


193.81


Total Credits 8,145.41


Net cost of schools from local taxation


$57,316.80


Itemized Statement of Expenditures


School Committee


H. W. Cutler, salary


$50.00


Mrs. Mary S. Merrick, salary


50.00


Horace J. Rice, salary


50.00


$150.00


Superintendent's Salary


Burr F. Jones $1,577.76


Expenses of Superintendence and Enforcement of Law


Mrs. Jennie T. Abbott, labor certificates


$21.50


Conklin Office Supply Co., transfer case


.95


Emily O. Cormier, clerical services 533.28


Burr F. Jones, travelling and office ex-


penses


274.92


Charles Lapine, supervisor of attendance


70.00


Franconia Press, printing


2.75


903.40


Supervisors' Salaries


Mrs. Ethel C. Morse


460.00


William L. Rinehart.


170.00


Mrs. Helen B. Tower


760.00


1,390.00


Teachers' Salaries


Mrs. Carol B. Allen


8.00


Mrs. Stella Allen


4.00


80


Lily R. Bilton


92.00


Mrs. Mildred P. Daniels


420.00


Mrs. Liane S. Fontaine


1,200.00


Mrs. Pearl S. Gendreau


12.00


Mrs. Millicent G. Green


1,131.75


Alfred A. Gustafson


720.00


Katherine A. Hart


1,200.00


Marion L. Holland


1,200.00


Mrs. Esther L. Johnson


1,200.00


Marion E. Kelley


1,329.75


Mrs. Lucy B. Kerr


132.00


Helen S. Kochanek


1,200.00


Mrs. Mary G. Logan


1,293.50


Mrs. Adella P. Olin


12.00


Margaret Richardson


52.00


Mrs. Minnie M. Sanderson


1,200.00


Mrs. Agnes I. Simmington


1,197.00


Mrs. Clara W. Strasburg


116.00


Mrs. Ruth G. Sullivan


1,047.00


14,767.00


Textbooks


American Book Co.


$76.96


C. C. Birchard & Co.


1.75


F. E. Compton Co.


70.33


Ginn and Company


88.51


Houghton Mifflin Co.


6.96


Iroquois Publishing Co.


34.85


Laidlaw Brothers


51.84


Little, Brown & Co.


1.46


The Macmillan Co.


120.20


Scott, Foresman & Co.


142.50


Supplies


American Book Co., workbooks


17.83


American Education Press, Inc., weekly news sheets


74.00


Edward E. Babb & Co., general supplies


119.43


Barrett's Store, ribbon for certificates


.90


Blodgett's Music Store, music


.57


Milton Bradley Co., general supplies


111.04


Carlisle Hardware Co., physical ed. sup- plies 14.70


595.36


81


Civic Education Service, weekly news sheets


21.60


Columbia Univerity Press, notebooks


14.75


Forbes & Wallace, linoleum 3.10


Ginn and Company, workbooks


9.47


Gledhill Brothers, general supplies


43.67


Mrs. Millicent G. Green, gold paper, pencil, etc. .53


J. L. Hammett Co., general supplies 94.24


Holden Patent Book Cover Co., book covers 6.53


Henry Jenkins Transportation Co., trans- porting supplies .60


Burr F. Jones, expressage on films


1.53


Marion E. Kelley, glue, thread, ribbon, putty


1.65


The Macmillan Co., workbooks


20.48


New England Card & Paper Co., paper and cardboard 4.00


Papercrafters, Inc., general supplies


91.67


Mrs. Agnes I. Simmington, music, paper, paint, copper, etc. 9.51


P. D. Thibert Lumber Co., board


1.65


Mrs. Helen B. Tower, putty, ink, sheeting


3.28


Scott, Foresman & Co., workbooks


52.20


Webster Publishing Co., workbooks


2.62


The John C. Winston Co., tests


1.76


Henry S. Wolkins Co., general supplies


62.88


World Book Co., tests


18.96


805.15


Janitors


Henry Hyde


780.00


Charles Lapine


1,263.32


2,043.32


Fuel


Walter L. Clark


428.40


E. F. Peck Wood & Coal Co.


154.08


Springfield Coal Co.


817.70


1,400.18


Miscellaneous Operating Expenses


Division of the Blind, brooms 2.00


82


Carlisle Hardware Co., sweeping com- pound, window cleaner, etc. 31.75


Carter Paper Co., sweeping compound 15.00


Central Mass. Electric Co., lights and power


205.74


Community Feed Stores, Inc., fly spray, hammer, pliers, etc. 7.40


Gideon Dickinson, eradicating poison ivy 5.00


C. B. Dolge Co., floor seal 57.00


Files' Service Station, fly spray 4.50


Frank Bros. Paper Co., soap, toilet tissue


31.50


Green's Service Station, light bulbs


1.20


Mrs. Millicent G. Green, furniture polish 1.00


J. L. Holcomb Mfg. Co., brushes 3.00


LaMaison Products Co., cleaning compounds


8.75


Mckesson & Robbins, Inc., Altacide


1.13


New Eng. Tel. & Tel. telephone service


140.83


Papercrafters, Inc., paper towels


11.70


Reformatory for Women, flag


3.55


City of Springfield, water


33.22


State Prison Colony, brushes


18.23


Thacker-Craig Paper Co., paper towels


56.40


Horace S. Thomas, matches, soap, Babo 2.65


Town of Wilbraham, water


27.25


668.80


Repairs


Carlisle Hardware Co., hinges, glue, latch, glass, etc. 128.41


Commissioner of Public Safety, boiler inspection 5.00


Community Feed Stores, Inc., paint


3.25


Patrick Crowley, labor


64.80


The Cutler Co., sacks


.88


Jerry Donahue, trucking


23.55


Henry Hyde, labor


160.70


W. J. Kelly Co., repairs on urinal


128.50


John Kowalczyk, labor


12.80


Charles Lapine, mileage on car, paid for repairs on clock 74.43


Edmond Lapine, labor


200.00


Leo Meunier, steam valve, iron, labor


21.67


83


Middlesex Co. House of Correction, chain mat 3.67


Morrissey Bros. Co., sash cord, putty applicator 2.25


Narragansett Machine Co., see-saw handles 4.81


Palmer Electric Co., installing outlets


10.50


The Porter-Cable Machine Co., sander


80.50


C. R. Reid, repairs on radios 4.00


Geo. W. Robbins & Sons Co., material for repairs 77.61


Vernon Simmington, labor


12.00


Charles S. Stacy, repairs on heaters


43.11


James S. Stephens, shades


8.00


The Tarbell-Watters Co., electric polisher


64.50


Thompson Electric Co., repairs 5.00


True Bros., clock


7.50


Health


Mrs. Geo. A. Clark, services


5.25


A. L. Damon, M. D., school physician 372.75


Dentists & Surgeons' Supply Co., Schick needles and syringe . 6.55


Federal Pharmacy, supplies


6.07


Franconia Press, printing


2.22


Mrs. Iva Leland, services


1.75


Mrs. Lauretta McInnis, services


7.00


Signe L. Polson, salary, postage, telephone


755.72


Elementary School Transportation


Adelbert J. Brooks, contract


409.50


Town of Ludlow 67.65


George W. Motyka, contract


1,480.00


Bernard L. Rochford, contract


227.50


Nicholas J. Samble, contract


740.00


2,924.65


High and Trade School Transportation


Interstate Busses Corp., tickets


18.00


Town of Ludlow 78.45


George W. Motyka, contract


4,431.00


1,147.44


1,157.31


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Mrs. Elsie M. Samble, contract


260.00


Springfield St. Ry. Co., tickets John Tupper


8.00


High School Tuition


Town of Ludlow


250.90


Town of Palmer


1,350.00


City of Springfield


19,441.00


21,041.90


Elementary School Tuition


Town of Ludlow


173.64


Continuation School Tuition


City of Springfield


27.60.


Trade School Tuition


City of Springfield


8,395.50


Miscellaneous Auxiliary Expenses


William F. Logan, insurance


738.75


Martin Diploma Co., diploma covers


24.00


762.75


Total expenditures for school support


$65,219.21


Americanization Class


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, books


$9.00


Mrs. Esther Goggin, teacher


36.00


Mrs. Lucy B. Kerr, supervisor


108.00


Ida Pollin, teacher


42.00


$195.00


Improvement to Pines School Grounds


Rene Bergeron, trucking


$47.00


Merrill and Sears, engineering


26.00


William North, grader operator


2.00


Charles Vandall, trucking


52.00


Appropriations Needed for 1940


General Expenses


School Committee


$150.00


Superintendent's Salary


1,578.00


Expenses of Superintendence


875.00


$127.00


492.00


5,287.45


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Expenses of Instruction


Supervisors and Teachers


16,310.00


Textbooks


525.00


Supplies


800.00


Expenses of Operation


Janitors


2,080.00


Fuel


1,132.00


Miscellaneous


650.00


Maintenance


Repairs and Replacements


1,000.00


Auxiliary Agencies


Health


1,150.00


Transportation


8,550.00


Tuition


28,400.00


Total for support of schools, transportation, and trade school tuition


$63,200.00


Americanization Class


375.00


Completion of Improvement of Grounds at The Pines School 200.00


Estimate of Credits on Account of Education for 1940


General School Fund Law, Part I


$2,470.00


Superintendent's salary reimbursement 859.25


Vocational Education 4,495.61


Tuition, State Wards, and others


190.00


Total $8,014.86


Respectfully submitted,


H. W. CUTLER, Chairman, MRS. MARY S. MERRICK, HORACE J. RICE.


Report of Superintendent of Schools


To the School Committee of Wilbraham:


It is my privilege to submit below my third annual report.


Centralization of Grades 7 and 8 at The Pines


The centralization of upper-grade pupils was begun in 1937, when the seventh and eighth grades from North Wilbra- ham were transferred to The Pines as one feature of the some-


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what general reorganization of the schools which took place at that time. The committee decided this year to complete the consolidation of seventh and eighth grades by transferring to The Pines the upper grades from the Springfield Street school. This action was taken mainly for two reasons: First, it is believed that the departmentalized organization at The Pines better meets the educational needs of pupils in the advanced grades than the three-grade-to-the-room organization formerly necessary in the upper-grade room at the Springfield Street school; Second, the removal of the upper-grade pupils from the Springfield Street school enables us to organize the remaining pupils into three groups of two grades each, thus greatly im- proving the learning situation for all pupils in grades one to six inclusive. Another factor favorable to the transfer was the fact that under the new transportation contract the upper-grade pupils at Springfield Street could be transported to and from The Pines at no additional cost to the town.




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