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Gc 974.402 0844 1911 Oakham ( Mass. ) Annual report of the town officials of Oakham,
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICIALS OF
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'S 1775 ACHUSET
FOR THE
Financial Year Ending March 1, 1911.
BARRE, MASS .: MRS. JENNIE C. SPOONER, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. GAZETTE OFFICE.
Allen County Public Library 900 Webster Street PO Box 2270 Fort Wayne, IN 46801-227/2
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICIALS OF
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FOR THE
Financial Year Ending March 1, 1911.
BARRE, MASS. : MRS. JENNIE C. SPOONER, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. GAZETTE OFFICE.
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1910.
TOWN CLERK :
JESSE ALLEN,
Term expires 1912
SELECTMEN :
GARDNER M. DEAN, JOHN P. DAY, WILLIAM C. BLISS,
Term expires 1912
Term expires 1913
Term expires 1911
ASSESSORS :
WALTER A. WOODIS,
Term expires 1912
SYLVESTER H. HASKELL,
WILLIAM H. PARKMAN,
Term expires 1913 Term expires 1911
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR :
WILLIAM H. PARKMAN, EDMUND CODY, JESSE ALLEN,
Term expires 1912
Term expires 1913 Term expires 1911
SCHOOL COMMITTEE :
JESSE ALLEN, J. NELSON BALL, MRS. M. L. WOODIS,
Term expires 1912
Term expires 1913 Term expires 1911
LIBRARY TRUSTEES :
MRS. M. L. WOODIS, HENRY C. FOBES, SARA E. BUTLER,
Term expires 1912
Term expires 1913 Term expires 1911
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CEMETERY COMMITTEE :
MASON S. DEAN, - JESSE ALLEN, JAMES P. FAIRBANK,
Term expires 1912
Term expires 1913
Term expires 1911
COLLECTOR : EDMUND CODY.
TREASURER :
GEORGE S. BUTLER.
AUDITOR :
WALTER M. ROBINSON. TREE WARDEN :
CHARLES H. TROWBRIDGE.
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR : WILLIAM A. NYE. FENCE VIEWERS : JESSE ALLEN, C. H. TROWBRIDGE, S. H. HASKELL. CONSTABLES :
WILLIAM C. AYRES, WALTER R. DEAN, MORTON F. LINCOLN, HENRY W. BARTLETT, FRED H. PARMENTER, FRANK WINSLOW. MEASURERS OF WOOD AND LUMBER :
WALTER R. DEAN, JAMES LEYDEN.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES : OMER D. TOTTINGHAM. FIELD DRIVERS :
JOHN W. DWELLY, WAYLAND ANGIER.
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CATTLE INSPECTOR : HENRY D. BULLARD.
UNDERTAKER : JAMES P. FAIRBANK.
AGENT TO PROSECUTE AND DEFEND ALL SUITS FOR OR AGAINST THE TOWN : FRANK S. CONANT. SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT : CHARLES L. RANDALL. FOREST FIREWARD : C. H. TROWBRIDGE.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
THE selectmen submit the following financial report for the year ending March 1, 1911 :
Paid Town Officers.
TOWN CLERK.
Paid town clerk for services, $33 18
TREASURER.
Paid treasurer for services, $35 00
Postage and telephone, 5 69
$40 69
COLLECTOR.
Paid collector for services,
$75 00
Stamps and envelopes,
8 75
Discount on taxes,
224 84
- $308 59
SELECTMEN.
Paid G. M. Dean,
$25 00
J. P. Day,
25 00
Postage and telephone,
4 95
$54 95
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ASSESSORS.
Paid W. A. Woodis, 851 85
S. H. Haskell,
32 50
W. H. Parkman,
40 00
Traveling expenses,
13 00
8136 85
AUDITOR.
Paid W. M. Robinson, $25 00
SEALER WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Paid O. D. Tottingham for services, $10 00
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Paid for support of paupers, 8562 32
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid for support of schools, 82746 49
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
Paid for highways and bridges,
81281 33
BALLOT CLERKS AND TELLERS.
Paid A. C. Morse. 1909 and '10, $6 00
M. F. Lincoln,
2 00
J. P. Fairbank,
4 00
W. E. Streeter,
2 00
J. Leyden, 1909,
2 00 .
B. Needham,
2 00
W. M. Robinson,
2 00
820 00
LIBRARY TRUSTEES.
Paid for support of library, $85 35
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REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Paid G. M. Deao,
$8 00
J. P. Day,
8 00
W. C. Bliss,
4 00
Jesse Allen,
'4 00
$24 00
STREET LAMPS.
Paid W. W. Russell,
$62 00
Earl Lawless,
60 00
C. H. Parker & Son,
15 74
G. S. Butler,
6 25
Ross Brothers,
6 55
$150 54
UNDERTAKER.
Paid J. P. Fairbank,
$22 00
BOND FOR TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid Massachusetts Bonding Co.,
$24 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid C. H. Trowbridge,
$53 31
H. K. Barnes,
286 66
W. H. Parkman,
2 28
D. Hallowell,
1 40
E. H. Dwelly,
88
John Dwelly,
53
Robert Briggs,
53
Percy Wilbur,
88
J. Robinson,
1 08
W. A. Woodis,
1 50
A. K. Reed,
88
C. Ferrin,
44
$350 37
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CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
Paid care of cemeteries, $154 30
OPENING ROADS.
Paid opening roads, 1909, $7 84
GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTH.
Paid C. H. Trowbridge, $24 00
MEMORIAL DAY.
Paid for Memorial day, $7 95
STATE AND COUNTY TAX.
Paid State tax,
8550 00
County tax, 355 00
$905 00
INSPECTOR OF PROVISIONS.
Paid C. M. Wheeler, $3 00
H. D. Bullard, 57 17
$60 17
INSPECTOR OF CATTLE.
Paid H. D. Bullard, inspector, $25 50
STATE ROAD.
Paid for building state road,
$509 50
STATE AID.
Paid Sara D. Vaughn, $24 00
S. A. Reed, 48 00
J. A. Guilford, 48 00
J. E. Stone, 72 00
H. M. Green,
36 00
J. N. Munroe,
16 00
$244 00
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MISCELLANEOUS
Paid Macey, Stetson, Morris & Co., for library supplies, $10 50
E. Cody, collector's book, 1909, 1 25
Jennie C. Spooner, printing. 5 75
Fred Parmenter, constable, 4 00
C. H. Trowbridge, work,
3 12
J. P. Fairbank, bnrial agent,
74 00
Austin Peters, inspector's stamp,
2 50
G. M. Dean, express,
50
W. W. Russell, care Memorial hall,
46 07
W. W. Russell, care of library build- ing, 74 67
Sanford Putnam Co., collector's book, 3 00
A. W. Brown, assessors' supplies, 6 80
Dr. Pickering, agent board of health, 3 77
Dr. Pickering, return of births, 2 00
G. M. Dean, express, 40
J. C. Spooner, town reports, 37 00
G. M. Dean, inspecting meats, 3 00
J. C. Spooner, printing, 2 00
Worcester Abstract Co., deeds and express, 5 70
E. D. Stevens, one-fourth liquor license, 325 00
H. C. Fobes, work at library, 1 00
Boston Nickel Plating Co., weights, 7 35
W. W. Russell, window cords, 80
C. H. Trowbridge, work, 3 63
W. C. Ayres, waxing library floors, 9 50
W. & L. E. Gurley, one set weights and measures, 99 88
Hobbs, Warren & Co., license blanks, 55
Henry C. Fobes, work at library 2 00
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Paid F. E. Davis, rubber tips for chairs, $1 80
W. R. Deau, five cords wood, 20 00
W. C. Ayres, jauitor at library, 11 10
D. H. Rice, services as sheriff, 10 00
G. S. Butler, lock and bolt for door, 3 75
Worcester Trust Co., note, 1500 00
Fred K. Parmenter, day officer, 5 00
G. S. Butler, oil, chimneys, supplies,
16 72
C. H. Parker & Son, cement, 2 55
C. H. Parker & Son, John Keeps' order, 15 75
G. M. Dean, perambulating town lines,
4 00
J. P. Day, perambulating town line, 4 00
M. C. Needham, 18,330 pounds coal, 64 77
C. H. Trowbridge, fertilizer for library lawn, 3 50
Gaylord Brothers, alphabets, 1 60
J. C. Spooner, printing tax book, 25 00
M. P. Howard, insurance on hall, 154 52
H. J. Lawrence, printing, 31 40
M. S. Dean, killing one wild cat, 5 00
J. E. Pickering, agent board of health, 3 82
F. E. Davis, catalogue supplies,
2 89
W. C. Ayres, constable,
4 00
W. C. Ayres, repairs on hall,
4 99
Mrs. Grace Streeter, boarding library catalogners, 12 00
Library Bureau, supplies, 18 50
F. E. Davis, labor on catalogues, 28 85
F. E. Davis, care town clock, 25 00
G. S. Butler, oil, 8 11
W. C. Ayres, labor on library, 3 52
W. S. Crawford, oil aud glass, 19 72
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Paid J. P. Fairbank, return of deaths, $2 50
W. W. Russell, repairs, lawn mower, 20
Worcester Trust Co., interest on note, ·18 19
-$10,582 41
Revised List of Jurors.
Henry W. Bartlett, James Leyden,
Frank E. Davis,
Charles H. Trowbridge,
James P. Fairbank, George S. Butler, Winthrop H. Boyd.
Respectfully submitted,
GARDNER M. DEAN, JOHN P. DAY, WILLIAM C. BLISS,
Selectmen of Oakham.
Treasurer's Report.
DR.
To cash on hand, $268 75
Received of E. Cody, taxes, 1908, $275 45
E. Cody, taxes, 1909, 775 53
E. Cody, taxes, 1910, 4576 85
Discount on taxes, 224 84 .
Massachusetts State highway, loan fund, 950 00
Rent of Memorial hall, 46 50
Rent of piano, 75
Two butchers' licenses, 2 00
M. C. Needham & Co., liquor license, 1300 00
F. L. Sturtevant & Co., pool table license, 5 00
Balance of fine in criminal case. 1 82
N. Y. C. R. R., for fighting fire, 8 75
State, returns of inspection of animals, 17 14
Town of North Brookfield, care of pauper, 16 00
Worcester Trust Co., borrowed, 1500 00
State Forester, protection against fires, 138 00
Corporation tax,
59 59
National Bank tax, 38 12
State aid,
237 00
County treasurer, bounty for wild cat killed, 5 00
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Received, Boston, appropriation for schools, $163 00 Jesse Allen, account of school superin-
tendent, 187 50
Massachusetts, tuition of children, 135 00
High school, tuition in special cases, 335 00
Income of Massachusetts school fund, 1025 61
Library trustees,
15 00
Dog fund returned,
128 47
Edward P. Cutting, cemetery trust fund,
100 00
S. H. Haskell, cemetery trust fund,
100 00
Jesse Allen, cemetery trust fund, 100 00
Lucy M. Lawrence, cemetery trust fund, 100 00
Interest on National Bank deposits, 26 96
$12,594 88
$12,863 63
CR.
By paying selectmen's orders, Trust funds deposited,
$10,582 41
528 46
$11,110 87
Balance in treasury,
$1752 76
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS.
George H. Gould,
$100 00
Daniel H. Dean,
100 00
Caroline M. Maynard,
150 00
Stephen Lincoln,
50 00
Charles A. Fobes,
100 00
Martha M. Macullar,
100 00
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Mrs. Samuel B. Ripley,
$25 00
Fannie W. Kimball,
50 00
Mary E. Brown,
50 00
Weeks and Elliott,
100 00
Sumner Reed,
100 00
Lewis N. Haskell,
100 00
Lewis Allen,
100 00
Jesse Allen,
100 00
Library fund,
8620 78
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE S. BUTLER, Treasurer.
Collector's Report.
DR.
Uncollected taxes for 1907, $3 63
CR.
By abatement,
$3 63
DR.
Uncollected taxes for 1908,
8226 06
By error,
20 29
Interest,
29 10
$275 45
CR.
By treasurer's receipts, $275 45
DR.
Uncollected taxes for 1909,
$842 28
Interest,
35 48
$877 76
CR.
Treasurer's receipts,
$775 53
Abatements,
18 33
8793 86
$83 90
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DR.
Taxes committed to me for Collection, 1910.
August 18, State tax,
$550 00
County tax,
355 00
Town tax,
4365 00
Overlayings,
109 94
December 18, taxes committed to me for collection,
109 48
Interest, 3 07
- -85492 49
CR.
Treasurer's receipts,
84801 69
$690 80
Respectfully submitted,
EDMUND CODY. Collector.
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REPORT OF
Superintendent of Streets.
REPAIRING HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Paid W. A. Nye,
$446 21
F. E. Winslow,
105 21
C. C. Adams,
82 81
J. C. Woodis,
143 71
S. F. Woodis,
139 32
N. J. Green,
70 54
L. P. Green,
62 31
W. H. Boyd,
41 66
F. Parkman,
16 00
G. M. Dean,
11 95
C. Grimes,
1 75
J. N. Moore,
12 50
John Gilboy,
3 50
Edwin Bullard,
2 80
Edgar Swindle,
18 38
Edwin Green,
8 75
A. L. Newton,
7 00
F. E. Loring,
11 40
William Fullam,
12 00
A. B. Spooner,
88
C. H. Trowbridge,
3 55
J. L. Smith,
8 60
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Paid H. D. Bullard, James Leyden, Baker Lumber Co.,
85 00
37 50
28 00
81281 33
OPENING ROADS 1909-10.
Paid Peter White, $3 32
P. O'Donnell,
2 27
D. O'Donnell,
2 25
$7 84
Respectfully submitted,
W. A. NYE, Superintendent of Streets.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS of the POOR.
Paid Charlton Poor Farm Association, $79 17
Fred T. Parkman,
328 00
Mrs. Kate Allen, 17 33
H. S. Kingsley, 20 00
F. B. Holland,
11 75
Dr. W. S. Bates,
2 50
Dr. A. H. Fuller,
16 00
C. H. Parker & Son,
1 00
Mrs. Grace Keep,
15 72
Wm. H. Parkman, overseer, services and expenses, 34 95
Jesse Allen, overseer, services and ex-
penses, 28 50
Edmund Cody, overseer, services and expenses, 7 40
$562 32
Respectfully submitted,
JESSE ALLEN, W. H. PARKMAN, EDMUND CODY, Overseers of the Poor.
YEARLY REPORT OF THE
CHARLTON Poor Farm ASSOCIATION
February 1, 1910, to February 1, 1911.
RECEIPTS.
Milk,
$1864 74
Milk at the door,
188 19
Miscellaneous,
46 25
Outside labor,
137 80
Potatoes,
8 20
Eggs,
77 34
Stock,
174 00
Board received from sundry persons,
384 21
82880 73
CASH RECEIVED
Charlton,
$325 61
Hubbardston,
403 05
Auburn,
262 17
Holden,
215 98
Phillipston,
94
Rutland,
286 43
Leicester,
465 09
Westminster,
780 43
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Paxton,
$335 89
Princeton,
170 27
Oakham,
67 17
86193 76
EXPENDITURES.
Salary, warden and matron,
$641 66
Outside help,
280 38
Inside help,
275 37
Groceries,
1175 60
Meat,
307 83
Grain,
914 00
Clothing, boots and shoes,
345 17
Drugs and medical attendance,
91 49
Miscellaneous,
179 45
Fish,
72 80
Tobacco,
57 10
Rent and interest,
585 96
. Wood and coal,
309 45
Stock,
250 00
Tools and seed,
72 39
Hardware,
31 96
Vegetables,
20 00
Replenishing,
71 80
Paint,
22 25
Horse,
255 00
Fertilizer,
62 65
Veterinary services,
31 75
Blacksmith,
48 50
Cutting ice,
26 00
Nurse,
20 00
Filling silo,
45 20
$6193 76
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The number of inmates who have been supported by the Charlton Poor Farm Association from February 1st, 1910, to February 1st, 1911, constitute the following apportionment :
Town.
Number of inmates.
Weeks.
Price.
Amount.
Auburn.
4
80₴
$3.2654
$262 17
Charlton,
2
995
83.2654
325 61
Holden,
2
664
83.2654
215 98
Hubbardston,
3
1233
$3.2654
403 05
Leicester,
4
142ª
$3.2654
465 09
Paxton,
2
1026
83.2654
335 89
Princeton,
1
521
$3.2654
170 27
Phillipston,
1
$3.2654
94
Oakham,
2
204
$3.2654
67 17
Westminster,
5
239
$3.2654
780 43
Rutland,
286 43
$3313 03
HOBART RAYMOND, President.
E. W. MERRICK, Secretary. A. F. PUTNAM, Treasurer.
Free Public Library.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT. DR.
Balance on hand,
$0 60
Fines and cards,
4 95
Dog fund,
128 47
Town,
25 00
Interest,
24 48
$183 50
CR.
Paid F. E. Davis, librarian,
$50 00
G. N. Briggs, exchange of books,
25 00
Express and postage,
7 70
H. C. Fobes, for labor,
2 00
Rubber tips for chairs,
1 55
Putting on tips,
25
Mrs. O. D. Tottingham, one dinner,
35
C. H. Trowbridge, labor,
3 63
C. H. Trowbridge, labor,
3 12
C. H. Trowbridge, labor,
3 50
For catalogue supplies,
1 89
For magazines,
10 50
For catalogue cabinet,
10 50
Mrs. W. E. Streeter, for board,
12 00
Library Bureau, for supplies,
18 80
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Paid F. E. Davis, labor, W. C. Ayres, labor,
$27 00
3 52
Balance on hand, 2 19
$183 50
Received from the town, as a library fund, Clark and Fobes lagacies,
$605 78
Mr. Nathaniel W. Colton, 5 00
Mr. George Keep,
5 00
Miss Jessie Parker Beck. 5 00
Amount of fund, $620 78
Contributors to the Library during the year: J. W. Bald- win, Mrs. S. F. Woodis, F. E. Davis, Miss Fannie Robinson, Mrs. Maria Butler, Jesse Allen, Anna J. Hill, Henry P. Wright, William Chamberlain, J. C. Melvin, Mrs. Geo. Edson, Massa- chusetts State Library Commission, Mrs. J. W. Baldwin, George O. Robins, Miss Amanda Crawford, Mrs. Martha Haskell, Frank Balcolm, Mrs. Ida Loring, Mrs. Ella S. Bullard, Mrs. Mary Goodell, H. C. Fobes, Miss S. F. Fairbank, C. W. Gates, Chester Leonard, William Gaffney, Miss Ruth Butterfield, Mrs. Charles Hastings, Henry Morse, Charles Joslyn, Mrs. Alice T. Lanning, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Trowbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam McFarland, Newton Munroc, Mrs. Celia E. Fobes, Alfred C. Morse, G. M. Dean, Y. P. S. C. E., Miss J. Etta Bullard, Mrs. O. D. Tottingham.
The trustees met April 9, 1910. H. C. Fobes was chosen chairman, Mrs. M. L. Woodis secretary, and Mrs. S. E. Butler treasurer. F. E. Davis was re-elected librarian.
Thanks are extended to all contributors, also to Rev. W. E. Streeter, Mrs. Susie N. Thresher and Miss Aunie Christian- sen for help rendered at the library.
HENRY C. FOBES, SARA E. BUTLER, MINNIE L. WOODIS, Library Trustees.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
During the year the library has been open for the distribu- tion of books 98 days.
Circulation for home use,
2430
Largest number charged in one day, Dec. 9, 52
Smallest number charged in one day, Sept. 6, 12
Loaned for use in the public schools, 36
The reading room has been open 100 days and has been well patronized by the public. On the table these periodicals are found :- McClure's, Success, World's Work, New England, Good Housekeeping, Technical World, Literary Digest, Inde- pendent, Country Life in America, Hampton's, Ladies' Home Journal, Farm Journal, Beautiful Homes, Liberty, Protestant, Word and Work, Youth's Companion, Christian Endeavor World, Christian Herald, Woman's Journal, Woman's Daily Companion, Worcester Telegram.
After these magazines are removed from the table they are loaned for home nse.
In January the library was organized by members of the State Library Commission, the Dewey Decimal system being used. and a card catalogue made, placing the library upon an up-to-date basis, which will greatly increase its usefulness, especially to the public schools and readers of non-fiction. The Librarian is glad at any time to explain to patrons the working of the new system.
Patrons wishing more than one book at a time will be allowed one of fiction and one of non-fiction.
There are, in the library, 2036 volumes. The worn books have been mended and worthless ones discarded.
These books have been added during the year :-
Cyclopedia of American Agriculture, 4 vols , Bailey
Twice Born Men, Begbie
Stories of the Sea,
English Authors
Stories of England,
English Authors
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Stories of London,
English Authors
Stories of Scotland,
English Authors
Stories of Ireland,
English Authors
Stories of Africa,
English Authors
Stories of France,
English Authors
Stories of Italy,
English Authors
Stories of Germany,
English Authors
Stories of the Orient,
English Authors
Stories,
Polish Authors
Stories,
Spanish Authors
Stories,
Russian Anthors Italian Authors
Stories,
Scandinavian Authors
Stories, 2 vols.,
German Authors
Stories, 3 vols.,
French Authors
Stories, 10 vols.,
American Authors
But Yet a Woman,
Hardy, A. S.
Greifenstein, Sant' Ilario,
Crawford, F. M. Lucas, E. V.
Won By Waiting,
Lyall, Edna Humphrey, M. A. Parton, James . Drake, S. A.
Daughters of Genius,
Our Great Benefactors,
A Knight of Columbia,
King, Charles King, Charles Porter. Gene S.
Story of My Life,
Keller, Helen
Kate Meredith Financier,
Hyne, C. J. C.
Bound to Rise,
Caleb Conover Railroader,
Alger, Horatio Terhume, A. P. Maartens, M.
An Old Maid's Love,
Respectfully submitted, F. E. DAVIS,
Librarian.
Stories,
Crawford, F. M.
Mr. Ingleside,
The Squatter Sovereign,
A Broken Sword,
Freckles,
REPORT OF THE Cemetery Committee.
Paid Edwin Green, superintendent, for general care of all the cemeteries, $100 55
F. E. Loring, lawn mower, 7 75
T. C. Gaffney, fertilizer, 6 00
W. W. Grimes, labor,
2 00
F. E. Sessions, burial device,
38 00
$154 30
The cemeteries have been well cared for and marked im- provements made within the year. Several more lots have been provided with perpetual care, making the list as follows : PINE GROVE CEMETERY. Fobes, Gould, S. Lincoln, Ripley, Kimball, Maynard, Allen, Haskell and Lewis Allen lots.
SOUTH CEMETERY. Deacon C. Reed, Edmund Dean and Sumner Reed lots. SOUTHWEST CEMETERY. Andrew Spooner lot.
Respectfully submitted,
JESSE ALLEN, J. P. FAIRBANK, MASON L. DEAN, Cemetery Committee.
Fire Warden's Report.
THE town of Oakham owns eighty-five fire extinguishers, distributed over the town and in the village of Coldbrook, so that in case of fire every neighborhood is well protected. There is also furnished with every extinguisher six charges, and a supply of soda and acid can be had by notifying the Fire Warden.
There have been very few forest fires the past year. The town is well supplied with extinguishers, but needs a fire wagon and extinguishers with shovels, hoes, rakes, axes, lanterns, buckets and extension ladders, as recommended by the state Fire Warden. The town has paid out the sum of $350.37 the past year for extinguishers and for fighting forest fires. It is hoped that the town will see fit to purchase a wagon and equip- ment in the near future, as recommended by the state Warden.
Respectfully submitted,
C. H. TROWBRIDGE, Fire Warden.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
THIS is to certify that I have examined and approved all bills of the selectmen, overseers of poor, school committee, road commissioner, cemetery committee, tree and fire warden and moth exterminator, and found them correct. Also the accounts of the treasurer and collector and found them correct.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER M. ROBINSON, Auditor.
REPORT OF THE . SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER RESOURCES.
School fund,
$1025 61
Support of schools,
1200 00
School superintendent,
60 00
Medical inspection,
20 06
State return for school superintendent,
187 50
Education of State children,
135 00
Education of Boston children,
163 00
High school tuition refunded,
335 00
$3126 11
School Expenses. SALARIES.
Paid Superintendent C. L. Randall,
$240 00
Miss F. E. Bothwell,
352 00
Miss Ethel Braman,
320 00
Mrs. Effie T. Swindell,
310 00
Miss Ruth Butterfield,
320 00
Miss Mildred Burt,
90 00
Miss Annie Dodd,
209 00
Mrs. Ruth Dwelly, musical instructor,
99 00
$1940 00
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SUPPLIES.
Paid for supplies,
$122 70
FUEL.
Paid C. M. Wheeler,
$21 00
P. O'Donnell,
15 00
John Stone,
10 00
W. Gaffney,
3 00
M. Butterfield,
15 00
O. D. Tottingham,
16 00
W. R. Dean,
16 00
$96 00
TUITION.
Paid town of Barre,
$335 00
Town of Rutland,
12 00
$347 00
REPAIRS.
Paid for repairs,
$78 39
CARE OF HOUSES. -
Paid C. Rutherford,
$4 00
Carl Christiansen,
13 30
Minnie Rutherford,
3 00
Carl Christiansen,
14 30
Willie Gaffney,
6 00
Carl Christiansen,
16 80
Chester Dimick,
2 00
Jennie Bullard,
6 00
$65 40
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MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Paid Dr. J. E. Pickering, $30 00
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Paid Jesse Allen, services, $42 00 M. L. Woodis, 19 00
J. N. Ball,
6 00
Total,
$67 00
$2746 49
VACCINATION.
Parents are requested to see that the law regarding vac- cination is complied with before the beginning of the new school year.
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Respectfully submitted,
:
JESSE ALLEN, J. NELSON BALL, MINNIE L. WOODIS, School Committee. 8
REPORT OF THE Superintendent of Schools.
HOLDEN, MASS., MARCH 13, 1911.
To the School Committee of the Town of Oakham :
IN this, my third annual report, I wish to bring to your attention the present condition of your schools, and in closing to recommend those changes or advances which I feel will lead to their improvement.
Through you I ask for these suggestions, and recommend the earnest consideration of the citizens of the town.
STATISTICS AND ROLL OF HONOR.
Both the table of statistics and the Roll of Honor show . the good attendance of Oakham pupils. Regular attendance upon every session of school must be encouraged, nay more, insisted upon, by the parents. It is a habit, and one which is as important as any lesson we can teach. In a recently published report I noticed the name of a child who had been perfect in attendance for nine years. This simple statement speaks volumes for both parents and child. Let our children be encouraged to strive to have their names on the Honor Roll.
TEACHERS.
I am pleased that so few of our teachers have made changes during the past year. Miss Bothwell, Miss Braman, Miss Butterfield and Mrs. Swindell, in their respective schools
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are doing exceptionally good work and are worthy of great commendation. In the west Miss Anna M. Dodd of Ash- field, a graduate of Framingham Normal, has made a good "start" and will become an excellent teacher.
Truly the strength of a school is in its teachers.
PUBLIC DRINKING CUPS.
During the year a law has been enacted which requires the removal of public drinking cups.
In compliance with this law all cups have been removed from the drinking pails in the different schools, and during the present vacation a covered water jar, equipped with faucet, will be placed in each building. The custom of dip- ping into the same pail is almost as reprehensible as that of using a common cup.
VACCINATION.
One year ago I called attention to the fact that the law compelling vaccination before a child could be received into the public schools had been overlooked, and requesting all parents to have their children vaccinated before September, 1910.
Many parents complied with this request and attended to the matter during the warm weather; some appeared to think that the matter rested with the local authorities and have procrastinated. Neither school committee, superintendent, nor teachers, have anything personal in this matter except to obey one of the laws of Massachusetts, upon the compliance with which Oakham's share of the school fund, about 81000, depends.
Mr. Geo. H. Martin, Agent of the State Board of Educa- tion, says in a recent report :
"The following statute, without the exception, has been a school law since 1855. The exception dates from 1898:
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'A child who has not been vaccinated shall not be admitted to a public school except upon pre- sentation of a certificate granted for cause stated therein, signed by a regular practising physician that he is not a fit subject for vaccination.'
"Nothing could be plainer or more mandatory, yet outside the cities the enforcement by school authorities has been singularly lax. One of the salutary effects of medical in- spection is the new life which it has put into this old law."
Any children already in school, and not vaccinated, should be vaccinated before the beginning of the spring term, or hould presents a physician's certificate that he is not a fit subject for vaccination. Parents of children who are to enter the first grade should attend to this matter before sending the child to school.
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS.
Your town is constantly sending a large number, com- pared with its population, of pupils who have finished the ninth grade, to the high schools of neighboring towns. Do you realize the number of Oakham pupils of high school age who are now attending school out of town? During the present year in the North Brookfield high school may be found May Robinson, John Robinson, Hazel Robinson, Lila Parkman, Helena Rutherford and Donald Rutherford. At Barre are Lottie Thresher, Harlan Angier, Leone Boyd, Daniel O'Donnell, Francis Gaffney, John Moran and Marion Winslow. While Evelyn Cody, Beatrice Monroe and Earle Lawless attend at Holden.
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