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Wilbraham Planning Board held twenty-three meetings during the year 1954. Twelve regular and eleven special meetings.
Nine public hearings were held regarding new and additional sub- divisions for a total of one hundred eighty-eight lots.
Two public hearings for change of zone from residential A-2 to business zone.
Two tentative proposed sub-divisions were denied consisting of fifteen lots as not complying with zoning requirements.
Four tentative sub-division plans consisting of a total of one hundred sixteen lots await further consideration of developers and Planning Board.
Six individual lots have been denied by the Board as not com- plying with zoning laws. Owners were advised of their rights in these decisions as to proper procedure to take matter up with Appeal Board if they so desired.
Three performance bonds have been released during the year.
Three performance bonds are on file with Town Treasurer to cover sub-division development not yet completed.
Regular meetings of the Board will convene at seven-thirty P. M. instead of eight P. M. as in the past and, should be so stated in the Town Calendar for the coming year.
LEO E. KUEHN, Chairman GEORGE B. SMITH, Clerk ROBERT A. EDWARDS RICHARD H. MORGAN
GILBERT E. STACY
Playground Commissioners' Report
Again this year, the major activities were conducted at the Memo- rial School Playground and Athletic Field. This concentration of personnel and equipment provides a more suitable program for the wide difference in ages of the children. Enough children are present to conduct well supervised ball games, numerous athletic events, and tables of arts and crafts. Bus transportation is provided with a route that runs from the Post Office in North Wilbraham, Boston Road at the junction of Stony Hill Road, Tinkham Road, and Main Street to the school. The success of the program is evidenced by the average daily attendance of 130 children. The Committee wishes to express its appreciation to Miss Louise Bradley, Miss Helen Walinski, and Mr. Thomas Laurino for their excellent management of the playground.
This year the Town acquired another much needed facility with the completion of the Athletic Field at the Memorial School. This project, complete with lights and a backstop, was financed and de- veloped by the Wilbraham Lions Club and was presented to the Town. Through the cooperation of the Water Department, two bubblers were installed at the field.
Considerable study and effort has gone into solving the problem of keeping the base paths free of weeds and growth on the several fields. The labor costs of removing this material and the general dis- satisfaction with the results are one of the difficulties in maintaining athletic fields on a limited budget. A new chemical, CMU, was sprayed on a test plot this summer and shows promise of being the answer to the difficulty.
In order to maintain the properties of the Town, the Playground
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PLAYGROUND COMMISSIONERS' REPORT (Cont.)
Commissioners recommend the following special projects in addition to the regular operating budget:
Permanent metal backstops to be installed at the Grassy Hollow Field and the Pines School Field. The present ones, of wood, have been repainted and repaired each year but must be replaced.
The placing of tile drainage along the edge of the Memorial School Field to drain off the septic field, and the clearing of the bank along Main Street in the area of the backstop.
Rebuilding of the surface of the Pines School athletic field where the turf is worn out.
The Playground Commissioners wish to thank the several boards and citizens of the Town for their cooperation through the past years.
IRVING H. AGARD, Chairman W. THOMAS REDDISH EARL W. DECORIE
Playground Expenditures
Appropriation Expenditures
$1,750.00 1,687.75
Unexpended Balance
$62.25
EXPENDITURES: (total $1,687.75) Baker's Sport Center, supplies, $41.85; Leonard's General Store, spray material, $28.20; Rudolf Genza, soda, $5.70; Johnson's Bookstore, supplies, $4.73; James F. Fenton, equipment, $17.95; Village Store, supplies, $11.06; Howard Lumber Co., lumber, $16.80; Louise Bradley, reimb. for supplies, $22.29; Helen Walinski, reimb. for supplies, $10.80; United Plumb- ing Supply, Inc., $66.87; Jeremiah Donohue, mowing, $350.00; Dor- rance Green, mowing, $20.00; Thomas P. Ryland, fertilizer, labor, $161.50; George Motyka, transportation, $360.00. PAYROLLS - In- structors, $570.00.
Police Expenditures
Appropriation Transfer from Reserve
$500.00 250.00
$750.00
731.68
Expenditures
Unexpended Balance
$18.32
EXPENDITURES: (total $731.68) Giacomo Alberici, $38.00; Ernest L. Bacon, $71.75; Jeremiah Donahue, $56.25; W. S. Darley & Co., belts, $12.97; Fred Duquette, $18.00; Robert C. Dietz, $84.93; Gardner Files, $99.15; Norman Farnsworth, $71.00; Philip Edson, $14.88; Henry Herter, $13.50; C. A. Krohne & Sons, $4.60; Mass. Fire Equipment Corp., $15.00; Palmer Register, notices, etc., $11.25; James J. Powers, $88.70; Bernard Tupper, $131.70.
Printing Town Reports Expenditures
Appropriation Expenditures
$1,273.00
1,272.50
Unexpended Balance $0.50 EXPENDITURES: (total $1,272.50) The Pond-Ekberg Co., printing, $1,272.50.
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Registrars' Expenditures
Appropriation Expenditures
$750.00 371.94
Unexpended Balance $378.06
EXPENDITURES: (total $371.94) Barbara Nygren, clerical, $55.00; Hobbs & Warren, Inc., supplies, $56.94; Palmer Register, printing, $260.00.
Reserve Fund Allocations
Appropriation Expenditures
$7,500.00 5,398.91
Unexpended Balance
$2,101.09
EXPENDITURES: (total $5,398.91) Memorial Day Appropriation, $75.00; Planning Board, $1,250.00; Parks, $8.00; Garbage Collec- tion Service, $881.50; Police, $250.00; Safety Committee, $215.00; Forest Warden, $200.00; Tree Warden, $208.17; Fire Department, $150.00; General Relief, $827.93; Selectmen's Contingent, $91.60; Town By-Laws, $117.00; Town Office and Buildings Maintenance, $117.85; Water Installations, $286.30; Water Maintenance, $709.37; Town Collector, $11.19.
Road Machinery Operating Account Expenditures
$3,400.00
Appropriation Expenditures 3,223.19
Unexpended Balance
$176.81
EXPENDITURES : (total $3,223.19) O. R. Cote Co., paint job, $98.80; E. F. Edson Co. Inc., plows, blades, shoes, gauge pins, hub caps, $262.27; Ferrara Spring & Parts Co., $75.46; Gebeau's Garage, repairs and parts, $993.40; Gulf Oil Products, gas, oil, tires and tubes, $1,610.68; Hope Rubber Co. Inc., hose adapters, $17.71; Luzi's Auto Body, painting, and replacing window, $27.10; New England Rototiller Sales, parts, $4.45; Nichols Farm Machinery Co., parts, $8.25; Perkins-Milton Co., $32.59; Pine Point Welding Service, $15.00; Post Road Garage, $4.00; Skorupski Bros., brake fluid, $25.80; Springfield Commercial Body Co., valve yoke, labor, $33.68; The Quaker Shops, recover cushion, $14.00.
Safety Committee Expenditures
Appropriation Transfer from reserve
$950.00 215.00
$1,165.00
Expenditures
1,135.00
Unexpended Balance
$30.00
EXPENDITURES: (total $1,135.00) Gideon Dickinson, $90.00; Jere- miah Donohue, $300.00; James B. Logan, $300.00; Joseph Rapala, $300.00; Paul Sigsbee, $120.00; Safety Council of Massachusetts, $25.00.
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School Bonds and Interest Expenditures
Appropriation From available Funds
$13,088.75 9,426.25
Expenditures
22,515.00
Unexpended Balance
$0.00
EXPENDITURES: (total $22,515.00) Second National Bank of Bos- ton, $22,515.00.
School Bonds and Interest on Additions at Memorial and Pines Schools
Carried over from 1953 Appropriation
$23,615.13 18,555.00
From available Funds
8,000.00
$50,170.13
Expenditures
26,892.63
Unexpended Balance
$23,277.50
EXPENDITURES: (total $26,892.63) Second National Bank of Bos- ton, $26,892.63.
School Committee Report
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1954
Appropriation, March 13, 1954 Expenditures
246,815.23
Unexpended Balance $7,142.77
NET COST OF SCHOOLS TO THE TOWN FOR 1954
Total, Net Expenditures
$246,815.23
Credits
From the Commonwealth :
Chapter 71, 7A, Transportation
$20,644.91
Chapter 643
38,441.93
Vocational
3,839.23
Tuition and Transportation, State Wards 573.14
From Other Sources :
Tuition Refund
100.00
Reimbursement for Break-ins, Insurance
607.65
Reimbursement on Industrial Arts Material
59.81
Public Telephone Commissions 1.65
Reimbursement for Broken Glass .65
Total Credits
64,268.97
Net Cost of Schools from Local Taxation
$182,546.26
FEDERAL FUNDS PUBLIC LAW 874
Funds Received Expended 0.00
$3,939.70
Balance, Carried Forward to 1955
$3,939.70
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$22,515.00
$253,958.00
SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT (Continued) COMMUNITY PROGRAM
Appropriation, March 13, 1954 Expenditures
$3,500.00
3,487.95
Unexpended Balance
$12.05
Credit, Hall Rental
$392.00
ITEMIZED LIST OF EXPENDITURES
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, EXPENSE: (total $67.91) Irving H. Agard, re- imbursement for school committee conference, $14.00; Architectural Forum, subscription, $5.50; Christine Clark, reimbursement for aerial map, $9.15; May Jenkins, food reimbursement for teachers' get- together, $7.25; Massachusetts Association of School Committees, dues, $20.00; Nations Schools, subscription, $3.00; Louise D. Schatz, reimbursement for teachers' get-together, $9.01.
SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY: (total $6,198.07) Irving H. Agard, salary, $6,198.07.
EXPENSE OF SUPERINTENDENCE: (total $4,739.50) Irving H. Agard, travel and necessary expense, $695.05; Christine Clark, salary, reim- bursement for postage, $2,680.27; Lincoln A. Dexter, reimbursement for office supplies, $19.25; Thomas Groom & Co., Inc., W-4 forms, $2.27; Howard Lumber Co., plywood for map, $5.15; Mary G. Logan, salary, Census Enumerator, $200.00; International Business Ma- chines, carbon and ribbon for typewriter, $56.20; Johnson's Book- store, map tacks, $10.80; Miller-Bryant-Pierce, duplicating supplies, $14.21; New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., service for office, $198.45; Evelyn Nowak, salary, overtime, $22.05; John Polaczak, supervisor of attendance, salary, $100.00; A. R. Reid, office supplies, $680.05; L. C. Smith & Corona, typewriter repairs, $6.20; Spencer Printing Co., letterheads, $27.04; Underwood Corporation, service contract for adding machine and installing ribbon, $22.51.
SUPERVISORS' SALARIES : (total $13,176.07) Therese A. Bailey, $1,193.23; Rachel Prater, $12.00; W. L. Rinehart, $780.00; Richard P. Spencer, $2,334.16; Marilyn E. Stone, $1,677.08; Helen B. Tower, $3,814.44; Maxine J. Westfall, $3,365.16.
PRINCIPALS' SALARIES: (total $4,490.46) Ralph N. Carew, $2,913.66; Lincoln A. Dexter, $1,576.80.
EXPENSE OF PRINCIPALSHIP: (total $1,348.00) Evelyn Nowak, $1,348.00.
TEACHERS' SALARIES: (total $87,596.21) Ruth G. Backus, $3,198.41; Therese A. Bailey, $2,024.42; Frank Ballas, $2,982.74; Margaret Barnes, $576.00; Robert D. Bengle, $3,520.18; Muriel Boyce, $288.00; A. Louise Bradley, $2,875.64; Marguerite G. Brady, $3,267.07; M. Eva Brown, $12.00; Audrey Church, $2,168.21; Christine Clark, $506.77; Winifred Conway, $18.00; Richard Curry, $1,214.14; Paula Donohue, $495.20; Flora Fitzgerald, $247.60; Edward L. Germain, $1,013.37; Alice P. Gordon, $811.80; Millicent G. Green, $3,577.79; Clinton Hanscom, $915.28; Madeline L. Harrington, $3,039.67; Ruth Hart, $48.00; Mary E. Hogan, $169.04; Marion L. Holland, $3,551.14; Marion J. Hosley, $1,848.82; Gina Impoco, $1,250.14; Esther L. John- son, $3,156.09; Mary E. Johnston, $3,206.74; Rebecca N. Koch, $1,872.99; William Lennon, $2,180.88; Ruth Lesser, $915.28; Dorcas MacGregory, $174.00; Barbara A. Maher, $1,688.73; Annamae Mar- tin, $1,133.22; Jane McMahon, $3,070.34; Marguerite Meehan, $2,788.82; Clara B. Merrill, $3,512.51; Dorothy Minor, $156.00; Stella Mondoux, $1,196.40; Phyllis C. Parsons, $2,889.79; Rachel Prater,
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT (Continued) Itemized List of Expenditures (Continued)
$378.00; Julia Rosenbeck, $361.80; Merilis M. Scott, $2,574.01; Janet M. Smith, $2,764.41; Richard P. Spencer, $334.41; Myra Stetson, $1,254.60; Marilyn E. Stone, $1,498.09; Helen S. Strauss, $3,966.79; Dorothy G. Swift, $1,609.60; Mary Elizabeth Travis, $959.40; Helen Walinski, $3,055.84; Frances Ward, $915.28; Mary Wiese, $48.00; Ellen ZaKutney, $314.76.
TEXTBOOKS: (total $7,195.83) American Book Co., $268.25; Therese A. Bailey, reimbursement, $1.25; Beckley-Cardy Company, $83.53; F. E. Compton & Co., $106.84; Field Enterprises, Inc., $214.64; Ginn and Company, $3,173.88; E. M. Hale & Co., $70.41; D. C. Heath Co., $19.24; Houghton Mifflin Co., $141.03; H. R. Huntting Co., $645.45; Johnson's Bookstore, $36.00; Lyons & Carnahan, $109.64; The Mac- Millan Co., $6.64; Charles E. Merrill Books, $173.04; Rand McNally Co., $79.51; Benjamin H. Sanborn & Co., $67.43; Scott, Foresman & Co., $513.22; Silver Burdett, $27.59; L. W. Singer Co., $374.74; Helen S. Strauss, reimbursement, $4.37; The John C. Winston Co., $1,079.13.
EXPENSE OF INSTRUCTION, SUPPLIES: (total $7,485.35) American Book Company, workbooks, $176.81; American Education Publica- tions, Weekly Readers, $363.50; R. P. Alexander, duplicating sup- plies, $4.78; George J. Allen, piano tuning, $32.75; Bakers, physical education supplies, $37.55; Robert D. Bengle, Principals' conference expense, $6.00; James W. Birnie Co., physical education equipment, $113.55; Milton Bradley, general and art supplies, $462.90; Bruce Publishing Co., workbooks, $21.60; Bureau of Publications, reading tests, $18.34; Cinema, Inc., filmstrips, $19.15; Ralph N. Carew, Prin- cipals' conference expense, $5.90; Cascade Paper Co., supplies, $191.11; City Stamp Works, daters, $17.18; Christine Clark, reim- bursement for movie postage, $16.62; Demco Library Supplies, label, pockets, $18.60; Lincoln A. Dexter, reimbursement for teaching sup- plies, $39.18 ; Ditto, Inc., workbooks, $71.14; B. F. Drakenfield, paint, $4.94; Educators Progress Service, film guides, $11.00; Field Enter- prises, rack, $34.00; Carl Fischer, music supplies, $118.48; Ginn and Co., workbooks, $415.41; Gledhill Brothers, general and art supplies, $689.13; Graubard's Inc., postage for safety material, $0.33; J. L. Hammett, general and art supplies, $658.40; Madeline L. Harrington, transportation for tutoring, $7.15; Holden Patent Book Covers Co., book covers, $138.16; Houghton Mifflin Co., workbooks, $25.24; Howard Lumber Co., shop supplies, $130.11; Hinkson Paper Co., general supplies, $766.86; May Jenkins, food for home economics classes, $28.34; Johnson's Bookstore, general and art supplies, $85.38; Junior Scholastics, news subscriptions, $155.00; Laidlaw Brothers, workbooks, $116.46; Leonard's, groceries, $52.43; Mainco Trading Co., supplies, $264.98; Merrill, Charles E., workbooks, $46.28; Mrs. Samuel Murray, reimbursement for library supplies, $3.70; National Safety Council, magazine subscription, $6.60; News Map of the Week, weekly maps, $63.75; A. J. Nystrom, maps, $123.98; Rand McNally, workbooks, $34.83; Remington Rand, library supplies, $5.90; A. H. Rice Co., Inc., permanent record notebook and forms, $23.31; Scholastic Magazine, subscription World Week, $16.50; Science Kit, science equipment, $37.75; Scott Foresman, workbooks and tests, $517.55; Merilis Scott, reimbursement for books, $23.55; L. W. Singer Co., Inc., workbooks, $219.46; L. C. Smith & Corona Type- writers, typewriter ribbons, $16.00; Springfield Office Supply Co., mimeograph paper, supplies, $26.55; Stewart Clay Co., ceramic sup- plies, $166.19; P. D. Thibert, lumber, $165.46; Helen B. Tower, reimbursement for art supplies, $44.94; Valley Cinema, lamps, film- strips, $9.38; Helen Walinski, reimbursement for physical education
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT (Continued) Itemized List of Expenditures (Continued)
supervisors' meeting, $4.50; Wadsworth, Howland & Co., art supplies, $15.23; Waites' Hardware Co., shop supplies, $2.43; The Ware News Co., pencils, $3.00; Maxine J. Westfall, Supervisors' meeting, $14.50; H. W. Wilson Co., library supplies, $8.00; Henry S. Wolkins Co., general and art supplies, $374.32; World Book Company, tests, work- books, $193.23.
CUSTODIANS' SALARIES: (total $15,192.68) Paul Babineau, $9.00; Frank Ballas, $62.50; Robert Bengle, $14.38; A. Louise Bradley, $359.38; David Chapman, $4.93; Thaddeus Cieplik, $31.13; Edward Germain, $55.00; Clinton Hanscom, $76.25; Pauline Harvey, $71.88; Henry Hyde, $598.75; George Jenkins, $4.55; George Morrison, $2,881.60; Robert Muir, $19.97; Christopher Payne, $124.13; John Polaczak, $4,352.00; Andrew Rogerson, $2,873.32; Orrin Smith, $4.55; Richard Spencer, $66.25; Marilyn Stone, $53.13; William E. Tupper, $3,520.98; William C. Tupper, $8.00; Paul Twing, $1.00.
FUEL: (total $5,977.77) Belcher Brothers, $182.00; Crown Petro- leum, $5,096.27; Cutler Coal and Grain, $699.50.
EXPENSE OF OPERATION, MISCELLANEOUS: (total $9,094.59) Ameri- can Floor Surf. Machine Co., brushes, $69.87; A. Boilard Sons, Inc., cinder blocks, sanding machine belt, $12.18; Edward L. Canter, filter bags, $5.02; Carlisle, custodial supplies, $32.75; City Dye Works, laundry, curtains in healthroom, $3.00; Cosman & Decorie, light bulbs, clock, $216.98; Crown Petroleum, cleaning and adjusting boiler, $1.25; C. B. Dolge Co., wax, cleaning supplies, cabinets, $284.47; Jerry Donohue, trucking, $106.25; Files Service Station, lubricating oil, $1.75; General Saw, rip saw and planes sharpened, $18.16; Globe Sanitary Products, wiping cloths, $61.44; T. T. Herlihy & Sons, rubbish drums, $15.00; J. I. Holcomb, cleaning supplies, $2,561.27; Howard Lumber Co., locks for cabinets, $8.20; I. B. M., clock contract, program clips, $51.50; Leonard's, hardware, bulbs, fuses, salt, lime, locks, $198.44; Charles C. Lewis Co., iron bars, $12.01; Liquidsan, cleaner, $5.25; Morrissey Brothers, hardware, cords, plugs, hose, $46.23; Byron Musselman, drills, shields, $1.42; New England Telephone and Telegraph, service for Memorial, Spring- field St. and Pines, $415.32; John Polaczak, transportation and meal at conference, $5.00; Richco Products, cleaning supplies, $1,372.10; G. B. Robbins Disinfectant Co., container, $2.82; Solua Chemical, Inc., supplies, wax, $32.14; City of Springfield, water, $44.96; Spring- field Window Cleaning Co., washing windows at Memorial, Spring- field St., and Pines, $186.00; Stanley Home Products, cleaning sup- plies, soap, $80.75; Soundco Co., tape, $7.34; Thacker-Craig, tissue, NL concentrate, $220.54; Universal Refining, boiler cleaners, $85.14; Town of Wilbraham, water, $155.44; Worcester County Electric Co., service, all schools, $2,774.60.
REPAIRS: (total $6,948.63) A. C. E. Transportation Co., transpor- tation of paint, $2.90; Irving H. Agard, reimbursement for paint mask, $4.11; American Floor Surfacing Machine Co., bumper, $3.31; Belcher Brothers, repairs to Springfield St. School line, $12.76; James Bennett, setting doors, repairs to windows, screens, breakins, merry- go-round, $3,694.15; A. Boilard Sons, Inc., brushes, hinges, $22.32; Edward L. Canter, Inc., repairs to vacuum, $484.75; Carlisle, chain and chain hooks for swing, $8.20; Colts Manufacturing Co., re- pairs to dishwasher, $10.72; Cosman & Decorie, set testors, service calls, $27.40; Crown Petroleum, burner repairs, installing switch, $72.53; Ditto, Inc., repairs to Ditto, $13.65; Jerry Donohue, care of lawns and grounds, $400.00; Norman Ellis, plumbing repairs, $382.80; General Saw, shop tools repaired, $10.20; Dorrance Green, mowing yard, $10.00; J. L. Hammett, paint, chalkboard, flag replace-
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT (Continued) Itemized List of Expenditures (Continued)
ment, $42.68; Russell L. Hatton, setting windows, $20.00; Howard Lumber Company, glass, paint, plywood, nails, $90.98; International Business Machines, typewriter cover, parts to clock drum, $4.05; Johnson Service Co., service to temperature control, $33.75; Leonard's, hardware, glazing compound, ladder, $433.64; John Lovejoy, sweep- ing sand, playground, $27.50; M. W. Makepeace, switch on radio, $2.50; Stanley Mazur, sweeping sand, playground, $18.20; Walter Morrissey, sweeping sand, playground, $27.50; Clarence Morse, sweeping sand, playground, $27.50; Morrissey Brothers, extension cord, $7.50; New England Door Closer, door check repairs, $72.22; Edward J. O'Leary, gravity hinge, $23.43; A. R. Reid, repairs on drawers and locks after breakin at Memorial and Pines, $213.25; Richco Products, Inc., replacement on floor machine, rubbish cans, $447.30; C. J. Roberts Co., Freezer repairs, $32.65; Baltas Skorupski, sweeping sand, playground, $28.60; Springfield Sound Co., repairs to record players, $44.50; Standard Electric Co., electrical service repairs, $14.70; Tropical Paint Co., paint, $39.92; United Floor Service, floors at Pines, $80.00; Valley Cinema, repairs to ampro, power cord, lamp, $40.46; Worthington Corporation, pump repairs, $16.00.
HEALTH: (total $2,622.98) Acre Drug Co., supplies, $53.23; Ameri- can Surgical Supply & Equipment, syringes, $19.17; Gwendolyn Buchanan, salary, taking children home, $835.00; Christine Clark, taking sick children home, $0.50; Arthur H. Goodwin, salary, $750.00; Janet M. Horacek, salary, travel expense, $890.00; John Polaczak, taking sick children home, $4.00; Thacker-Craig Paper Co., Kleenex, $54.68; William Tupper, taking sick children home, $10.10; Welch Allyn, glasses for testing, $6.30.
TRANSPORTATION : (total $32,769.00) Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert Brooks, contract, $875.00; Interstate Buses Corp., bus tickets, $90.00; George W. Motyka, contract, $24,197.00; Elsie Samble, contract, $5,802.00; Springfield St. Railway Co., tickets, $1,798.00; Maxine J. Westfall, transportation, H. Dougherty, $7.00.
TUITION : (total $31,976.90) Betty Blair, reimbursement for evening high school, $6.00; Town of Ludlow, $67.90; Town of Palmer, $1,305.00; City of Springfield, $30,598.00.
VOCATIONAL TUITION: (total $5,782.37) City of Springfield, $5,374.37; Town of West Springfield, $408.00.
MISCELLANEOUS AUXILIARY: (total $1,990.87) J. L. Hammett Co., diplomas and covers, $63.26; Lloyd M. Hoover, insurance, $1,307.76; Howard Lumber Company, lumber for risers for graduation, $90.28; Memorial-Springfield St. P.T.A., reimbursement for money taken, $12.00; William F. Logan, insurance, $421.32; Evelyn Nowak, reim- bursement for money taken, $1.25; W. C. Rackliffe & Son, repair locks on freezer, $5.00; Walter Whittum, Inc., graduation printing, $90.00.
NEW EQUIPMENT: (total $2,162.04) Milton Bradley, desk, $10.84; Bready's House of Auctions, 20 chairs, $60.00; Carlisle, vise, $67.81; Cosman & Decorie, installing lights and kiln, $124.05; James Fenton, field marker, playballs, $53.40; Carl Fischer, music stands, autoharps, $209.25; Forbes & Wallace, utility table, $7.95; Wesley Holdridge, sign at Pines School, $10.00; Jay-Son's, utility truck, bread and but- ter plates, $137.50; New England Woodwind Exchange, tuba, bari- tone horn, $135.00; A. R. Reid, desk for office, file drawers, $172.86; Sears, Roebuck, drill and set, spray gun, paint and spray equipment, $247.87; Ray S. Snyder and Co., bicycle racks, $129.00; Soundco, phonograph, Hi-fi, 2 locks, $200.51; Stewart Clay Co., ceramic oven, $200.00; Underwood Corp., printing calculator, $396.00.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT (Continued) BUDGET ESTIMATE, 1955
General Expenses
Expense of School Committee
$100.00
Superintendent's Salary
6,700.00
Expense of Superintendence (to include out-of-town travel) 3,437.00
Expense of Instruction
Supervisors' Salaries
16,140.00
Principal's Salary
4,350.00
Expense of Principalship
2,314.00
Teachers' Salaries
108,648.00
Textbooks
4,861.00
Supplies
8,769.00
Expense of Operation
Custodians' Salaries
15,722.00
Fuel
6,970.00
Miscellaneous
7,994.00
Maintenance
Repairs and Replacements
3,350.00
Auxiliary Agencies
Health
3,685.00
Transportation
37,202.00
Tuition
53,104.00
Miscellaneous Auxiliary
2,500.00
Outlay
New Equipment
3,860.00
$289,706.00
Community Program
$3,500.00
1955 ESTIMATES OF CREDIT ON ACCOUNT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 71, Section 7A, Transportation
$20,000.00
Chapter 643
41,000.00
Vocational
3,500.00
Tuition for State Wards
500.00
$65,000.00
The financial statement reflects the Wilbraham School Committee's efforts to operate the schools as economically as possible keeping ever in mind the foremost responsibility of providing a good basic educa- tion for the children of this community. The committee, as elected representatives of the voters of this town, are responsible for the development of the educational policies, the employment and assign- ment of school personnel, and the operation and management of the school budget and physical facilities. Throughout the past year, every effort has been made to maintain the present high level of educational opportunity offered the children of this town, while continually studying ways to improve the school system. It is the committee's hope that the graduates of the Wilbraham School System will be trained and equipped to go on much further in the field of education and be successful in their ultimate goal in the professional or business world as good citizens and parents. If we, as citizens, fail in our responsibilities to our children, we have only ourselves to blame should they in later years fail to live up to our hopes and expectations.
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