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980. Aug. 15. To Marshall Porter, 400 00 Principal on town bond, 400 00
981. Aug. 15. To W. H. Burrows, 7 59
For interest on town bond, June 1, 1905, to August 18, 1905, 7 59
982. Aug. 15. To W. H. Burrows,
200 00
Principal on town bond, 200 00
16 95
983. Aug. 15. To Marshall Porter, Interest on ($400.00) town bond, Aug. 9, 1904, to Aug. 18, 1905, 16 95
984. Aug. 16. To C. B. Jones, 5 00
July 25. Posting notices, 1 00
Aug. 4. Services as Registrar, 2 00
Aug. 11. Services as Registrar, 2 00
$5 00
985. Aug. 18. To P. W. Turner & Co., 48 00
June 25. For 2 sheep, killed by dog, 8 00
Aug. 17. For 10 sheep, killed by dog, 40 00
$48 00
986. Aug. 25. To C. W. Loomis, $80 00
Work on road, per contract, $80 00
987. Aug. To E. E. Foote, 20 00
Work on road, per contract, 20 00
988. Aug. 26. To A. H. Post, 3 00
Self and F. H. Brown, shoveling snow, half day, 1 50
Self, I day's work on road, June 15, 1 50
$3 00
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Order
No. 1905.
Amt. Amt. items. orders.
989. Aug. 26. To M. W. Hills, $8 65
Oct. 21, 28, 1904, making electors, $4 00 Oct. 14, Dec. 16, Jan. 30, 1905, serv- ices as Selectman, 1 50
Feb, 1, 6 hours shoveling snow, 90
July 25, 5 hours' work with team on road, 2 25
$8 65
990. Aug. 26. To Marshall Porter, 4 74
I day to Hartford, 1 50
Car fare, 1 24
Interest on $400 (loan to town to take up Town Bond) July 15, Aug. 18, 2 00
84 74
991. Aug. 29. To I. H. Wood, 20 00 Work on road, per contract, 20 00
992. Sept. 6. To Ben. Smith, 5 70
Aug 29 to Sept. 3, 38 hours' work, on road, 5 70
993. Sept. 7. To F. R. Post, 7 50
For insurance on Town Hall, 7 50
994. Sept. 8. To W. E. Wright, 11 55
Aug. 22 to Sept. 3, 56 hours' work on road, 8 .40
Aug. 10, 19, 21, 21 hours cutting bushes, 3 15
$11 55
995. Sept. 15, To P. W. Turner & Co., 40 73 For work on road, 40 73
996. Sept. 16. To I. H. Fitzgerald, 30 00
For services as School Visitor, for
the year 1904, 1905, 36 visits,
30 00
997. Sept. 16. To E. D. Sears, 83 00
For sexton's returns,
$3 00
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Order
No. 1905.
Amt. Amt. items. orders.
998. Sept. 16. To J. E. Dingwell, $17 40
For 48 hours' work with oxen on road Aug. 29, to Sept. 3, $14 40
For 2 days, work cutting bushes, 3 00
$17 40
999. Sept. To E. C. Pendleton, 5 00 For medical attendance for wife Ed. Minor, 5 00
1000. Sept. 16. To C. H. Pendleton, 20 00
For medical attendance and medi- cine, Geo. R. Wentworth, April 4 to June 25, 19 00
For medical attendance for wife of Ed. Minor, 1 00
$20 00
1001. Sept. 16. To C. H. Pendleton, 27 00 For services as School Visitor, visit- ing schools, 24 00
Examining 6 teachers, 3 00
$27 00
1002. Sept. 16. To Clarence White, IO 50 For 70 hours cutting bushes, 10 50
1003. Sept. 16. To Good Roads Machinery Co., For I No. 5 L, I 50
10 00
For I N. M. edge, 8 00
I set bolts,
50
$10 00
J004. Sept. 18. To E. T. Smith, 79 17
For services, money furnished, and work on road, 79 17
1005. Sept. 18. Treasurer School Fund, 12 00
Interest on Town Order No. 1014, May 2, 1904, 12 00
Order No. 1310, to H. A. Spafard, loan to the Town Jan. 20, 1900, $500, paid.
SCHOOL REPORT.
Order
No. 1904
Amt. Amt. items. orders.
822. Oct. I. To Treasurer First School District,
$113 33
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, first
grade,
$33 33
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, second
grade,
80 00
839. Oct. 29. To Treasurer First School District,
113 33
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, first
grade,
33 33
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, second
grade,
80 00
.
853. Nov. 26. To Treasurer First School District,
113 33
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, first
grade,
33 33
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, second
grade,
80 00
866. Dec. 24. To Treasurer First School District,
143 34
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, first
grade,
33 34
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, second
grade,
80 00
For 10 cords of wood,
30 00
1905.
877. Jan. 28. To Treasurer First School District,
113 34
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, first
grade,
33 34
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, second
grade,
80 00
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Order Amt. Amt. items. orders.
No. 1905.
893. Feb. 24. To Treasurer First School District, $113 33
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, first grade, $33 33
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, second grade, 80 00
901. Mar. 25. To Treasurer First School District,
113 33
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, first
grade,
33 33
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, second grade, 80 00
936. May 16. To Treasurer First School District,
J13 34
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, first
grade,
33 34
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, second
grade,
80 00
946. June 9. To Treasurer First School District,
113 33
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, first
grade,
33 33
For teacher's wages, 4 weeks, second
grade,
80 00
$1,050 00 $1,050 00
1904.
870. Dec. 28. To Treasurer Second School District, $I10 66 For teacher's wages, 15 weeks, $97 50
For 3 cords wood,
IO 75
For enumeration of scholars, 1 00
For cleaning school house,
1 00
Incidentals,
1905.
911. April 12. To Treasurer Second School District, 84 50 For teacher's wages, 13 weeks, 84 50
960. June 17. To Treasurer Second School District,
54 84
For teacher's wages, 8 weeks,
56 00
$251 16 $250 00
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Order No. 1904.
Amt. Amt. items. orders. $91 00
861. Dec. 17 To Jennie E. Loomis,
For teaching fall term school, Third District, $91 00
862. Dec. 21. To Rufus Rathbun, $IO 81
For wood, incidentals and repairs, 10 81
1905.
902. Mar. 27. To Jennie E. Loomis, 78 00 For teaching winter term school, 78 00
903. Mar. 27. To Rufus Rathbun, 7 50
For wood for winter term, 7 50
951. June 12. To Treasurer Third School District, 62 69
For teacher's wages, summer term, 62 69
$250 00 $250 00
1904.
823. Oct. 1. To Treasurer Fourth School District, $32 00 For teacher's wages, month of Sept., $32 00
844. Nov. 8. To Treasurer Fourth School District, 14 40
For teacher's wages, 1 4-5 weeks, 14 40
864. Dec. 23. To Treasurer Fourth School District, 64 00
For teacher's wages, 8 weeks, 64 00
1905.
885. Feb. S. To Treasurer Fourth School District, 54 96 For teacher's wages, 5 weeks, 40 00
For 214 cords split wood, 13 50
Incidentals, 1 46
929. May 4. To Treasurer Fourth School District, 48 00 For teacher's wages, 6 weeks, 48 00
972. July 4. To Treasurer Fourth School District, 97 23
For teacher's wages, spring term, Incidentals, 1 23
96 00
$310 59 $310 59
1904.
865. Dec. 24. To Treasurer Fifth School District, For teacher's wages, 14 weeks, 84 00
96 00
For 2 cords of wood, 8 00
For enumeration of scholars, 1 00
For building fires, supplies, etc., 3 00
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Order No. 1905.
Amt. Amt. items. orders.
$88 00
909. Mar. 31. To Treasurer Fifth School District, For teacher's wages, 12 weeks,
$78 00
For 2 cords of wood, 8 00
For building fires, and incidentals, 2 00
965. June 21. To Treasurer Fifth School District, For teacher's wages, 10 weeks, $66 00
$66 00
$250 00 $250 00
872. Jan.
2. To Treasurer of Sixth School Dis-
trict,
III 00
For teacher's wages, 15 weeks, 97 50
For wood and enumeration, 13 50
900. Mar. 22. To Treasurer of Sixth School Dis- trict, 65 00 For teacher's wages, 10 weeks, 65
962. June 20. To Treasurer of Sixth School Dis- trict, 74 00
For teacher's wages, 11 weeks, 72 30
Incidentals,
I 70
$250 00 $250 00
1904.
851. Nov. 17. To Treasurer of Eighth School Dis- trict, 74 00
For teacher's wages, 11 weeks, 71 50
1/2 cord wood, enumeration scholars, 2 50
1905.
898. Mar. 21. To Treasurer of Eighth School Dis- trict, 108 70
For teacher's wages, 15 weeks, 90 00
For wood, 18 00
For incidentals, 70
958 June 16. To Treasurer of Eighth School Dis- trict, 67 30
For teacher's wages, 10 weeks,
67 30
$250 00 $250 00
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Order No. 1904.
Amt. Amt. items. orders.
835. Oct. 14. To Treasurer of Ninth School Dis- trict, $23 40
For teacher's wages, 3 weeks and 3 days, $23 40
868. Dec. 27. To Treasurer of Eighth School Dis- trict, 75 40
For teacher's wages, II 3-5 weeks,
75 40
1905.
905. Mar. 30. To Treasurer of Ninth School Dis- trict, 68 90
For teacher's wages, 10 3-5 weeks, 68 90
912. Apr. 15. To Treasurer of Ninth School Dis- trict, 6 50
For teacher's wages, I week,
6 50
969. June 28. To Treasurer of Ninth School Dis- trict, 74 44
For teacher's wages, 9 I-5 weeks, 59 80
For wood for the year, 10 00
For enumerating scholars, I 00
For building fires and incidentals,
3 44
$248 64 $248 64
1904.
850. Nov. 16. To Treasurer of Tenth School Dis- trict, 79 30
For teacher's wages, 11 weeks, 77 00
For cleaning school house, I 00
For Brown, enumerating scholars,
1 30
1905.
899. Mar. 22. To Treasurer of Tenth School Dis- trict, 126 15
For teacher's wages, 16 weeks, 112 00
For 3 cords of wood, 10 00
For building fires, 4 00
For dust pan,
15
30
Order
No. 1905.
Amt. Amt. items. orders
953. June 12. To Treasurer of Tenth School Dis- trict, $44 55
For teacher's wages, 9 weeks,
$63 00
$268 45 $250 00
904. Mar. 28. To John Sloane, 55 88
For transportation of pupils from District No. 11 to District No. 10 Fall term, 26 1-2 days, 75 cents per day, 19 88
For Winter term, 48 days, 36 00
959, June 17. John Sloane, 25 10
For transportation of pupils, Sum-
mer term, 33 1-2, 25 10
$80 98 $80 98
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
E. T. SMITH.
1904.
Oct. 8. Paid express on lists, 30
17. Writing and posting electors' notices, 2 00
19. Paid Geo. Hardy, for I day work on road per order A. R. Gillette, I 50
21. One day making electors, 2 00
25. For 9 hours work on road with oxen, 2 70
25. Paid Fred Minor, for removing tree from road, 75
26. One day with oxen on road, 3 00
27. Time spent on account of poor and roads, 50
28. I day making electors, 2 00
29. I day with oxen on road, 3 00
Paid Clarence Hanna, for 7 hours work on road, 1 00
Paid Frank Smith, for 8 hours work on road, I 20
Nov. 2. For 9 hours work on road with oxen, 2 70
4. 1/2 day town business and work on road, 1 00
7. To Turnerville, Hopevale, and work on bridges, 1 00
7 & 9. Putting up and taking down booths, town hall, 50
14. 12 day with oxen on road, I 50
16. 272 hours work on road and bridge. 50
Paid for support of poor, I 00 Paid E. A. Raymond, 2 hours, man and oxen on road, 60
18. Self and 2 pair steers, 672 hours drawing sleepers, 2 00
19. Self and 2 pair steers, 9 hours building bridge, 2 70
21. Paid F. N. Gillette. going with hearse for E, Lockwood, 2 00
21. Self and oxen 9 hours on road bridges, 2 70
22. Work on Godfry Hill railing, 21/2 hours, 50
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1004.
Nov. 23. Work on Godfry Hill railing, 8 hours, $ 1 20
For Oxen on Godfry Hill railing, 5 hours, 75
25. Repairing and putting up guide board, 25
For sign post and setting, 50
61/2 hours work on Godfry Hill, 1 00
26. Self 8 hours, 2 pair steers 5 hours, Godfry Hill, 2 20
28. Town business, 50
Paid W. S. Hewitt from Geo. F. Mitchell, (loan) (paid.) $50 00
30. Self and 2 pair steers drawing poles for rail- ings, 1/2 day, 1 50
For poles and posts for railing one side on Godfry Hill, I 75
Dec. I. For 21/2 hours work, 35
Paid Frank Smith, for 21/2 hours work, 35
14. Paid W. S. Hewitt, from N. E. Lord (loan), 800 00
Time spent on town business, 75
21. Time spent on acct. of sickness of Albert Chapin, 50
29. Time spent on acct. of sickness of Albert Chapin, 50
30. Paid for stationery, 50
Time spent on acct. of death of John Young, 75
Dec. 31. For going after coffin, 1 00
For getting box and going with remains to cemetery, I 50
For telephone and express on coffin, 55
1905.
Jan. 2. Paid J. E. Dingwell, for help furnished at burial of John Young, 50
Paid express on box, 50
7. Time spent on account of death and burial of Albert Chapin, I 75
Paid A. Gladden, for assistance, 1 00
Paid F. N. Gillette, for going with hearse for A Chapin, 2 00
9. Paid C. W. Robinson, for clearing road of tree, 50
Time spent on town business, 50
27. Paid J. B. Noyes, for 1 hour shoveling snow, 15
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1905.
Jan. 27, Self and team, I hour opening roads, $ 30
28. Paid Sherwood Minor, for opening roads for R. F. D. mail carrier, 75
30. Time spent on account of roads and meeting Selectmen, 75
31. Paid 4 men, part of a day shoveling suow, 2 24
For time spent opening roads, 75
Feb. 1. Paid E. Basset, A. J. Park, C. Earl Park, with oxen, for opening roads in January and February, 3 73
I. Paid E. Basset, for reporting burials, 50
3. Paid Frank Spencer, for shoveling snow, 65
For enrollment of militia,
4 00
9. Help furnished poor, .
2 60
Paid August Schneider, for shoveling snow, 25
27. Time spent on account of ice and snow,
50
28. Paid W. S. Hewitt, from Town of Vernon, 40 00
Mar. 2. Paid W. S. Hewitt, from D. Holbrook, 140 00
8. 12 day to Turnerville, for work on bridge, 1 00
Paid Rushman, for 1/2 day's work on bridge. 75
IO. Time spent on account of poor and roads. 50 Paid Alfred Minor, for I week's board for Sarah Austin, I 50
15. Paid W. S. Hewitt, Treas., from D. Holbrook, 18 00
20. Paid Finley Bros., for 25 dog notices, 75
2 00
29. I day posting dog notices, 1 00
30. 1/2 day on account of roads, 8 00
31. For making out rate bill,
April 8, 11, 14. For work on road and bridges, I 00
15. 1-2 day to Willimantic, to get teams to work roads, 1 00
15. Expenses, 50
17. Man and oxen, going after plank and sleepers and repairing bridge, 1-2 day, I 50
3 00
19. Self and oxen on road, I day, I man 9 hours, I 35
19. Paid C. E. Dingwell, for keeping 4 tramps, 2 00
20. Self and oxen, I day on scraper, 3 50
20. Man and steers, part of day on road, 1 00
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1905.
April 21. Self, oxen and steers, I day on scraper, $ 4 00
22, Self, I day with road scraper, 2 00
24. Self, I day with road scraper, 2 00
Man and steers, I day on road, 2 25
25. Oxen and steers, I day on road, 2 25 Self, I day with road scraper, 2 00
26. Self, I day with road scraper, 2 00 Paid A. R. Gillette, making brace for scraper, 30 For bolts, 10
29. Paid George Hardy, for 4 1-2 hours' work on road, 95
29. Paid Ben Smith, for I day's work on road, I 50
28. Self and oxen, I day on road scraper, 3 50
28. Paid George Hanna, for 4 hours' work on road, 60
28. 4 hours to Columbia, 60
29. Self and oxen, I day on road scraper, 3 50
May 4, 6. Self and oxen, 2 days on road, 6 00
6. Paid H. C. Porter, for 1-2 day on road, 75
8. Self and 2 pair steers, I day on road, 4 25
8. Man and team, moving scraper from Hope- vale to Gilead, 75
II. Self and 2 pair steers, r day on scraper, 4 25
II and 13. Paid Edw. Minor, for 27 3-4 hours' work on road, 4 18
13 and 15. Self, 2 days with road scraper, 4 00
15. Paid A. R. Gillette, for repairing scraper, I 00
15. Paid A. R. Gillette, for drawing plank from Gilead to Turnerville, 2 00
16. I day with road scraper, 2 00
16. Paid Ben Smith, for I day's work on road, I 50
18. 1-2 day, on account of roads, 1 00
20. Paid A. W. Hutchinson, for oxen I day on road, I 50
20. Paid J. B. Noyes, for 5 1-2 hours on road, 80
27. Paid W. C. Bartholomew, for 8 hours on road, I 20
27. 1-2 day, on account of roads, 1 00
29. Paid C. B. Jones, for putting up railings, 2 00
29, 30. Self and oxen, 2 days on road, 6 00
35
1905.
May 31. Paid E. L. Doane, for repairing washout, $ 1 00
31. Paid Fred Minor, 2 days on road, 3 00
June 1, 2. Self, 18 hours with road scraper, 3 60
3. 1-2 day finding material for building bridge, I 00
5. I day building bridge and railing,
I 50
6. 1-2 day on road, and paid A. E. Rathbone, for 2 sleepers, 2 75
7. Time spent writing road contracts, 50
8. Self and oxen, I day on road, 3 00
10. Paid W. S. Hewitt, Treas., from D. Holbrook, 33 38
13. Self, I day on road with scraper, 2 00
14. Self and I pair horses, 12 hours repairing bridges, 4 20
15. I day on road, I 50
16. Time spent on account of roads, 50
15. Paid C. L. Perry, for mending iron, 25
17. Time spent on account of roads and meeting of selectmen, 1 50
22. To Turnerville, on account of sheep killed by dogs, 50
22, 24. Self and oxen, 10 hours on road, 3 00
24. To town to meet F. R. Post, 50
27. To Jones street, inspecting roads 1/2 day, I 00
July 3. Self and oxen 7 hours, to Gull with sleepers for bridge, 2 10
Paid for I man, 1/2 day picking out stone from road, 75
Paid Jimmie Noyes, for 2 hours work on road, 10
25. Self, man and oxen, 4 hours getting out and drawing sleepers, I 80
31. Self and pair of horses, to Gilead after plank and repairing "paper mill" bridge,
2 00
Aug. 5. For 4, 23 ft. sleepers, 4 00
For self, man and 2 pair oxen, drawing sleep- ers and building bridge at Gull, 81/2 hours, 4 38
I pair of horses and driver, drawing plank for bridge at Gull, 62
9 To Jones street, town business, 50
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I905.
Aug. 15. To town to see F. R. Post about town bonds, $ 50 17. 12 day to Turnerville, to look after shecp killed by dogs, 1 00
18. 1/2 day to Turnerville, looking after dogs, 1 00
19. Writing and posting town meeting notices, 2 00
22. For oxen on road, 7 hours, 1 05
24. I day to Hebron and Gilead, on account of roads and dogs, 2 00
Paid Patrick Daley, for work on road, 1 15
25. Paid C. W. Loomis, for railing to bridge and putting them up, 1 15
29, 30. Self and oxen, 18 hours on road, 5 40
31, Sept. 1, 2. Self and oxen, 3 days on road, 9 00
Sept. 2. Paid freight on scraper irons, 25
4. Paid Fred Smith, for Sexton returns,
1 00
3, 6. Time spent, town business, 1 00
6. To Daniels road, to repair bridge, 75
7. Time spent on account sheep killed by dogs, 75
8. Time spent on account of state road, and to identify dog that killed sheep, 1 00
II. Paid Geo. Hardy, I day on road, I 50
16. Writing and posting notices for making voters, 2 00
Postage and stationery for the year, 2 07
Preparing reports for printing, 10 00
$1,554 55
CONTRA.
Nov. 28. By cash from Geo. F. Mitchell for Order No. - $250 00
Dec. 14. By cash from N. E. Lord, for Order No. - 800 00
Dec. 16. By Town No. 860, 50 00
Feb. 27, By check from Town of Vernon, for support and burial for Albert Chapin, 40 00
Mar. 2. By cash from Daniel Holbrook, 140 00
Mar. 15. By check from Daniel Holbrook, 18 00
Apr. 27. By Town Order No 918, 79 00
37
June 10. By Town Order No. 947,
$65 00
June 10. By cash from Daniel Holbrook,
33 38
Sept. 18. By Town Order No. - 79 17
$1,554 55
Amount of Orders drawn during the year,
$7.741 0I
State of Connecticut - SS :
Tolland County,
Hebron, Conn., Sept. 18, 1905.
Personally appeared E. T. Smith, F. R. Post and M. W. Hills, Selectmen of the Town of Hebron and certified under oath that the foregoing report is true and correct according to the best of their knowledge and belief,
DANIEL W. WHITE. Town Clerk.
This certifies that we have examined the accounts of the Treas- urer and Selectmen of the Town of Hebron for the year ending Sept. 18, 1905 and find them correct,
CYRUS H. PENDLETON, A. W. HUTCHINSON,
Auditors,
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Recapitulation of Selectmen's Accounts.
DR.
Paid W. S. Hewitt, Treasurer,
$1,281 38
Paid principal on Town Bond, 600 00
Paid for births, deaths and burials, 14 25
Paid damages by dogs, 66 00
Paid repairs of highways and cutting bushes previous to Sept. 22, 1904, 315 40
Paid for work done on State Road previous to Sept. 22,
1904. 131 25
Paid repairs of highways and bridges from Sept. 22, 1904 to
Sept. 18, 1905,
956 81
Medical attendance of poor of this town,
80 00
Support of poor of this town,
296 59
Support and medical attendance of poor of other towns,
42 00
Support of schools, 3, 190 21
Cutting bushes,
18 75
Breaking out roads and shoveling snow,
62 90
Goods furnished the town and S. A. Holbrook,
$126 45
Hebron Library Association, 50 00
Miscellaneous expenses,
224 08
OFFICERS.
Assessors, $40, Board of Relief, $32,
$72 00
Treasurer, $35. Collector, $50, 85 00
Auditors, $6, Town Clerk, $66.55,
72 55
Selectmen, 100 00
Registrars, $93.25, Town Health Officer, $15 70.
108 95
School Visitors, $57, Sec. School Board, $20. 82, 77 82
$7,972 39
CR.
By Orders drawn during the year, $7,741 OI
By cash received from other towns for support and medical attendance of poor, 40 00
By cash from Daniel Holbrook,
191 38
$7,972 39
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The Indebtedness of the Town and Estimated Expenses for the Year Ensuing, viz:
Town Orders drawn previous to Sept. 18, 1905, unpaid, $7,737 90
Interest on $26, 800 Bonds, 938 00
Interest due on loans, $9,600 at 4 per cent.,
384 00
Interest due on other loans, 339 00
Interest on School Fund,
26 32
Abatement on rate bills,
50 00
Bridges, $100, roads, $1,000,
1, 100 00
Required for support of poor.
400 00
Due, and to become due for work on road,
200 00
Required for support of schools,
3,125 00
County tax, 310 00
Collector, $50, Treasurer, $35,
85 00
Registrar of voters, $100, Town Health Officer, $15,
115 00
Reporting births, deaths and burials,
15 00
Assessors, $40, Board of Relief, $32,
72 00
Selectmen, $100, Town Clerk, $66,
166 00
Making Electors, $24, Auditors, $6,
30 00
School Visitors, $27, Sec. School Board, $21,
78 00
State road, 250 00
State road, old account,
57 00
For R. R. indebtedness,
300 00
Miscellaneous expenses,
100 00
$15,878 22
From the above deduct the following:
Cash in Treasury, September 18, 1905,
1,913 59
Taxes due and unpaid,
3,810 00
State appropriation for schools,
1, 164 20
Interest due on P. W. Turner & Co., note, June 1, 1903 to June I. 1906, 470 71
Due from the State for State road,
100 00
Due from Town of Andover, on account of schools,
31 50
Due from the Town of Salem, support of poor, 6 00
Due from the State on bank stock, 119 55
Leaves to be raised by taxation, 8,262 67
$15,878 22
Acting School Visitor's Report.
To the Board of School Visitors of the Town of Hebron, Conn. :
Gentlemen:
I herewith respectfully submit my report of the public schools visited by me the year past, ending June, 1905.
'Each school has been visited twice every term as the law requires, and in each district a school of 180 days has been maintained.
The schools thus visited were: The two schools in the First district, one taught by Mr. I. Z. Allen, the other taught by Miss Daisy White; the school in the Second taught by Miss J. M. Stevens; the school in the Fourth taught in succession by Miss L. H. Corrigan, Miss M. E. Moriarty, Miss E. A. Edgarton, Miss S. B. Pen- dleton; the school in the Fifth taught in succession by Miss M. C. Damn, Miss Bridget O'Counor; the school in the Sixth taught by Miss A. J. Peckham.
Let me now give expression to what I believe to be an undercur- rent of dissatisfaction with the disposal by the Board of the State grant in the school appropriations. Too much money, it is claimed, is given to one district and so little to the other that teachers' wages are not equitable, nor is there any hope of increasing teachers' wages that the district might retain the teacher more than one year if desired.
I think there is some reason in this complaint, for all the country towns entitled to the state grant, in Hebron only, is the state grant given mainly to one teacher. Cen- tainly that was not the intention of the law. Let me quote the words of Governor Roberts to the graduating class of Normal teachers at Willi- mantic. The Governor said "The state has educated you; the country towns need you, and you need not be afraid to accept positions in the country, because the state has pro- vided that you shall be as well paid there as in the larger towns."
In view of all this, I am persuaded, when the school appropriations are being made, two things should be duly considered. One, the claim of the general average of pupils in school attendance. Larger the gen- eral average, larger the school ap- propriation and ,therefore, the more for teachers' wages. That evidently is according to the law concerning "average attendance grant."
The the other thing to be consid- ered in this connection, I am sure, is the claim of the eff.clent teacher. It is conceded on all sides, the suc- cessful school depends upon the teacher. Great as are the advan- tages of proper supervision, pro- vided the right person superintends,
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still greater the advantages, I am convinced, for the little country school having an efficient teacher, large hearted, clear minded, strong willed, daily devoted to the welfare of the pupils. Besides the efficient teacher does thorough work. Hence the wages should correspond to the thoroughness of the work. Leading educators tell us it is well to have learned feats in school, but it is better to liave learned how to study, now to think, how to do things well, willingly, bravely and persistently. Statesmen tell us the future of the commonwealth rests with the public
schools. Educators and statesmen alike answer without hesitation, "The function of the public schools is to make good citizens." To this end, I know, the personel of the teacher is of inestimable value, more than text books or methods of in- struction. Hence the claim of the efficient teacher to larger wages is most just, and, I think, should be honored. In this way, it seems to me, were the school appropriations made, there would be no dissatisfac- tion, nor would there be any further cause for change of teachers on ac- count of wages.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
JOHN H. FITZGERALD One of the Acting Visitors.
Hebron, Conn., Sept. 18, 1905.
Read and accepted,
CYRUS H. PENDLETON, Secretary.
Acting School Visitor's Report.
To the Board of School Visitors of the Town of Hebron:
As one of the Acting Visitors, 1 would respectfully report for the year ending July 15, 1905, as follows:
During the year a school of thirty- six weeks was maintained in each of the schools of the town, and of 180 actual school days, except that in the advanced grade of school in the First District and in the Ninth District the number of actual school days was 179, and in the Fourth 178, the teachers having the privilege of attending the State Teachers' Con- vention at New Haven without being obliged to make up the time so lost.
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