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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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Town Loan
50,000.00
Town Officers:
5,800.00
Check Returned
5.00
5,437.11
367.89
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Treasurer's Expense
400.00
356.43
43.57
Tree Warden
200.00
196.15
3.85
2.41
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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
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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
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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
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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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