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3.24
Gr. Mt. Power Corp.
Memorial, Station, Fiddock 5.40
B. F. Quinn, supplies & bus tickets
13.20
Freda Powers, teaching Station
121.05
Irene Keith, teaching W. Bolton
121.05
George Bountress, Superintendent's salary 43.92
15.00
Loretta Fuller, janitor Station
.90
Marie Twiss, supplies
627.60
Waterbury Town School District, tuition
300.00
Jericho Town School District, tuition
Total $ 12,823.53
Expenses for Schools from July 1, 1955 to June 30, 1956
$ 6,940.00
Teachers' Salaries
404.61
Janitors & cleaning
94.84
Janitor supplies
175.60
Fuel
3,090.00
Tuition
92.98
Electricity
527.04
Superintendent's Salary
235.94
Books
55.10
School Directors Salaries & Supplies
39.13
Transporation
838.72
Repairs and Upkeep
172.95
Insurance
121.05
Donald Sears, teaching Memorial School
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Equipment Replacement
8.70
Instructional Supplies
147.92
$ 12,823.53
Receipts
State Aid for Schools
$ 6,807.24
Taxes raised for Schools
6,514.25
$ 13,321.49
Cost of Schools
$ 12,823.53
Cash on hand $ 497.96
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Everyone has heard of the shortage of teachers by now because of the great amount of publicity given in all the public information media throughout the country. Few people, how- ever, who are not directly connected with the school work are aware how acute this problem really is, because "somehow" locally the schools have been staffed for each fall opening. Many communities have not been so fortunate. Statewise, we have experienced not only the discontinuing of specific courses of instruction because teachers of particular preparation were unavailable, but also the greatest turnover of high school principals in the history of the state. My purpose for taking this opportunity to mention these facts is to point out first how fortunate we have been to maintain the teaching staffs as well as we have, and second to suggest that this situation may not continue to be true because the teacher shortage now is even more serious. In view of this possibility, we must make every effort to provide sufficient funds in the school budget to take care of the cost for the first year of the proposed minimum
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salaries. We must also make provision for raises for those teachers who will not be affected by this legislation. Unless these measures are taken, we might well have another large teacher turnover and run the risk of not finding suitable re- placements. If the cost of increase salaries is not provided for now, a special town school district meeting will probably be necessary to raise sufficient funds locally to meet the addi- tional cost.
The teachers here in Bolton have been very conscientious. We have been fortunate to keep the staff we have. They are giving the children education suited to their individual abilities. These teachers are aware of the needs and strengths of the stu- dents and approach their work accordingly.
The School Board has approved the purchase of materials, books, and supplies for the teachers in ample amounts to make their teaching tasks unhampered from the point of view of tools with which to work.
I hesitate to recommend additional, extensive repairs on the school plants because of the possibility of building a new two-room and multipurpose hall building. With the help of all the people who are sincerely interested in this project, I hope to have something constructive to report in the near fu- ture.
The enrollment is as follows :
Grades
1
2
3
4
5
Memorial
1
2
0
1
3
6 0
3 2
Station
4
4
0
3
3
1 1
3
W. Bolton
1
2
2
3
1
1
6 8 2
7
7
7 5 6
6 1 7 8
Respectfuly submitted,
GEORGE WM. BOUNTRESS,
Superintendent of Schools.
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REPORT OF THE CEMETERY FUND
Fred Fuller lot
$ 25.00
John Gregory lot
100.00
Willard Streeter lot
100.00
A. H. Streeter lot
100.00
John Gordon lot
100.00
Asher Hall lot
150.00
$ 575.00
Plus interest
83.85
$ 658.85
The Town voted $100.00 for cemeteries at March Meeting, 1956. There was $50.00 spent in the West Bolton Cemetery and $50.00 in the East Bolton Cemetery.
ASSETS
Delinquent Taxes
$ 1,233.40
Creamery Stock
175.00
Town Grader and Snow Plow
5,000.00
Real Estate owned by Town
1,141.50
New England Culvert Co.
33.00
$ 7,582.90
LIABILITIES
Chittenden County Trust Co., Grader Note
$
3,500.00
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BALANCE SHEET
Receipts
Cash on hand and in bank $ 10,861.75
Lease Land Taxes 34.00
604.68
John Wheeler, logs from Chase lot
20.00
Mrs. Robert Streeter, refund on supplies
George Campbell, refund on hospital bill 78.90
Leo Lafreniere, logs, Cunningham lot 185.00
Town of Middlesex, refund Overseer order
9.15
State of Vermont, Winter Maintenance
184.50
State of Vermont, Winter Maintenance 375.00
270.30
City of Burlington, refund on Fuller case
100.00
Jerry Mullen, option on Crotoe place
40.00
State of Vermont, State Aid Construction
1,679.66
State of Vermont, State Aid for Schools
6,330.59
State of Vermont, Resurfacing
110.50
State of Vermont, Back Roads
37.50
Marie Twiss, 2nd Class License
4.56
Ginn and Company, refund on books
11,841.13
Taxes paid Treasurer
632.73
Delinquent Taxes
81.25
Dogs licensed
907.14
Total
$ 35,802.78
Disbursements
School warrants
$ 13,542.52
Selectmen warrants
4,191.82
State of Vermont, chloride
100.00
X. C. Wheeler, Town truck
1,314.44
Grader earned above Expenses
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Overseer warrants
2,881.57
Winter Roads warrants
1,873.61
Grader Expense warrants
592.36
Town Road warrants
1,379.58
State Aid Construction, Notch Road
924.74
State Aid Construction, West Bolton
2,219.59
Cash on hand and in bank
8,196.99
Total
$ 35,802.78
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Attending Town Meeting and recording doings of same, recording births, deaths and marriages, and making reports to the State Board of Health ...
$ 20.00
Dog Licenses $ 60.00
30 Dogs at $2.00 each
5 Dogs at 6.00 each
30.00
Total
$ 90.00
Making licenses at $.25
8.75
Paid Treasurer
$ 81.25
HARLEY SHERMAN, Town Clerk.
AUDITORS' REPORT
We, the undersigned Auditors of the Town of Bolton, have examined the Accounts of the several officers and found them correct.
KENNETH PRESTON, MARIE G. TWISS, FAY WILSON,
Auditors.
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LIBRARY REPORT, WEST BOLTON, 1956
79 Books were taken from the Book Wagon
73 Books were given out in 1956
MRS. MARGARET CUTHBERT, Librarian.
LIBRARY REPORT
The purchase of books for 1956 has been delayed as I am in the process of investigating the possibilities of buying them through a book company rather than in Burlington which has been done in the past. I feel this way we may be able to obtain a greater number for the $15.00 as it would be possible to get used books (in good condition), and with a greater discount.
I have increased the number of books taken from the Book Wagon as this seems to be a very good way to supple- ment the reading for adults of the more current books which we lack in our own library.
The number of books taken from the library has increased with adults and decreased with children.
MRS. GORDON CURTIS,
Librarian.
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VITAL STATISTICS
Births
Date Name of Child Parents
1956
January
3 Cherrl Ann Streeter
Richard Kenneth Streeter
Marion Elaine Von Valkinburg
February
11 Maureen Jean Champney
Cleveland Peter Champney Lorraine Elenor Pecor
March
11 Linda Mae Gordon
Loren James Gordon Clarice Mae Quebec
14 Steven Stanley Stockwell
Stanley Arthur Stockwell Theresa Mary Barber
April 23 Paul Wesley Ashley
Wesley Alfred Ashley Thelma Alice Atwood
May
12 Jay Alden LeFebvre
George Arthur LeFebvre Elizabeth Anne Thibault
July
10 Chester Ashley Champney Albert Arthur Champney Norma Ellen Germaine
13 Rodney Allen Thompson
Charles Warren Thompson Donna Alice Wheelock
September
9 Steven John Campbell
George William Campbell Marion Edna Bernice Fleury
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Marriages
Date Groom Bride
1956
February
25 Albert Arthur Champney Norma Ellen Germaine
25 Walter H. Stevenson Constance Clara Cutter March
3 Rodney Edward Merchant Jeanine C. Santerre
June
23 Leland E. Wheelock
Betty Ann Streeter
September
15 James Albert Twiss
Claire C. Carreau
Deaths
Date Name Age
1956
January
5 Earl Myron Hanks
69 yrs.
February
5 Harriet Mary Cutter
79 yrs.
6 Francis DeForge
77 yrs.
April
10 Albina Martel
67 yrs.
July
21 Chester A. Champney
11 days
30 Rodney Allen Thompson
17 days
October
24 Ada L. Percy
57 yrs.
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REPORT OF THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Public health means organized community effort to pre- vent disease, prolong life and increase physical and emotional well-being. A team of public health people from the state Department of Health last year assisted your health officer, doctor and other local citizens in maintaining the health of Bolton. Here is an account of some health services requested or available from members of this team which includes a bacteriologist, chemist, dentist, engineer, health educator, public health nurse, nutritionist, physician, psychologist, sani- tarian, social worker, and a statistician.
Crippled Children's Clinics, attendance :
Tumor Clinics, attendance :
*
Polio immunizations, No. in clinics
& doctors' offices #: 80
Preschool Health Conferences : 1 Attendance : 32
3
Chest Clinic X-rays :
Financial assistance with hospitalization for diagnosis or treatment: 2
Food and lodging establishments consultations or inspections : 6
Water, sewage, school building, other environmental health problems consultations : 9
Water samples analyzed: 2
Blood specimens analyzed : **
Other specimens like throat swabs analyzed: 1
Vaccines like polio, typhoid, other biologicals : **
# Cumulative total to November 30, 1956.
* Indicates a number less than 5.
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Services probably given, but recorded for town where your doctor, hospital or nursing home is located.
This public health team is on call to work with you on Bolton's health problems. For further information about health department services, write to Commissioner of Health, R. B. Aiken, M. D. A bi-monthly health information bulletin reveiwing selected health activities in Vermont may also be had on request.
The services rendered by the Department's Public Health Nurse in your community are reviewed elsewhere in this town report.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT B. AIKEN, M. D., MPH
Commissioner of Health.
cc: Town Clerk
YOUR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SERVICE
The following is a report of the Public Health Nursing Service in town for the year 1956.
63 visits were made to mothers and babies, especially with mothers having their first baby, or any particular prob- lem
48 visits were made to the homes of Preschool and School children to discuss health problems with the parents. The nurse works to discuss health problems with the
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family physician, the school authorities, and other health and social agencies in attempting to find a solution to these health problems as the need arises
60 home visits were made to families for general health supervision
A combined School, Preschool and Polio conference was held in October at the Station School with Dr. Charles Harwood examining 17 preschool and 20 school children. A combined School and Preschool Conference was held in February in West Bolton, and 19 children were examined by Dr. Raymond Towne. One child was vaccinated against Smallpox, one was given a Booster dose of Diphtheria, Tetanus & Whooping Cough Toxoid, and 6 received Tetanus Boosters.
26 children received their first dose of Salk Vaccine
22 children received the second dose
65 children received a third dose of 1 c.c.
4 children from the Polio Pioneer group received Booster doses
The response to the Salk Vaccine Program has been ex- ceptional in Bolton, and almost every child has had the recom- mended immunization.
Chest X-ray Clinics held twice each month by appointment at the DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital in Burlington, and once each month at the Fanny Allen Hopsital in Winooski were available to persons referred by their physicians as being in need of a chest x-ray.
The Public Health Nurse for Bolton is Mrs. Florence Shea, who has her office in Essex Junction, telephone 8-3320.
Respectfully submitted,
HORTENSE L. HARWOOD, R. N.
Public Health Nursing Supervisor
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DELINQUENT TAXES 1955 AND OLDER
Burns, John and wife, Estate, R. E.
$ 5.68
Bomardier, Oscar, P. T.
7.80
Dernyers, E. J., R. E.
19.20
Martell, Arthur, R. E.
406.60
Mullin, Viola, P. T.
7.80
Mercy, Gloria, P. T.
7.80
Smith, Wallace, R. E.
4.80
Wells, Charles, P. T.
7.80
Mullin, Gerald, P. T.
7.80
Fleury, John, R. E.
58.82
Campbell, George, R. E.
4.80
$ 538.90
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VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE MONTPELIER, VERMONT
This is our twenty-first annual report to the citizens of the Town of Bolton on State payments in your municipality of various types of assistance and welfare during 1956.
The total number of recipients in the State has remained reasonably stable for some years. The number aided in the Totally and Permanently Disabled program has continued to increase. Old Age Assistance and Blind Assistance case loads have declined. The impact of the Social Security Insurance programs are a continuing factor in the reduction of case loads as an increasing number of our people attain a fully insured status. The towns and cities participated financially in two of the programs as indicated below. Administrative expenses for the four types of Public Assistance have always been among the lowest in the nation.
Old Age Assistance $ 8,148.00
Aid to Dependent Children * 716.00
Total
$ 8,864.00
W. ARTHUR SIMPSON, Commissioner.
*One-eighth paid by the town or city unless family is non- settled.
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TOWN MEETING WARNING
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Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to charge interest on delinquent taxes.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to have fire pro- tection from the Town of Richmond, providing there is a fire in our Town. The owner of said buildings will reimburse the town the costs of the fire department.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to have daylight saving time.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to set aside $15.00 a year to buy new books for the library.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote $100.00 to fix up the Bolton Cemeteries.
Article 17. To do any other business thought proper to come before this meeting.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise 20% of the Grand List to pay on grader.
Article 19. Shall licenses for the sale of malt and vinous beverages be granted in this Town.
Article 20. Shall spirituous liquors be sold in this Town.
Polls close at 3 p. m. on Articles 1 and 19.920
HOWARD MALLOW, RICHARD KELLER, WARD FULLER,
Selectmen.
Printed by Roscoe Printing House, Essex Junction, Vermont
WARNING FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
The legal voters of the Town of Bolton, Vermont, are hereby warned and notified to meet at the school house a East Bolton on Tuesday, the 5th day of March A. D. 1957.
Article 1. To elect a Moderator.
Article 2. To elect a Town Clerk and Treasurer.
Article 3 To receive and act upon the reports of the several Town Officers.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote taxes and how much to pay the running expenses and liabilities of the Town for the repairs of the highways and bridges, for the support of schools for the poor of the Town, and for the payment of State and County taxes.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for permanent highways, and if so, how much.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to pay the taxes to the Town Treasurer on or before September 1, 1957 to get the discount and allow the taxpayers 4% discount as before.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to take advantage of the law in regard to the early collection of poll taxes.
Article 8. To elect all necessary Town Officers.
Article 9. To see if the Town will elect a Road Commis- sioner, or give the Selectmen power to appoint one.
Article 10. To elect one Library Commissioner for a tterm of five years.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to borrow money for the necessary needs of the Town as the same may arise.
(Continued on inside cover)
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