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Annual Town , Meeting, March "" 1835
·Filed What the Inicial in the moment hevedered to à committee.
What The said committee consist of fund phew Spaulding & Isaiah Spalding con ! Alphons Spalding Enge having declined serving as one of the School committed it was That the Shores of a School committee man to fill The vacancy occasioned by the above dectension Le defence untill forit -
To choose a committee of three to make the annual settlement with the Treasure- Otis delamus. Thelester and dipheus Spaulding Said committee the Collection of taxes was Then Get what action and bid off By Aufus By am at, 1 st nice on the 1 2. choose a bollconton of taxes Sefihthat Parker said Collection his bid Leing . off with on The dollar
Vortid Chose
Conditions obligatory on the Collector so taxes to write the bathction of meine nothing for collecting any tay which may resmain cincotheother on the last day of theby 1840- and he shall make a final settlement with the Your Theasummer on or before the first day of May, 18td and give bonds to the accettare of the detection
the foregoing conditions being read the Parker The collection signified his acceptance Theus
That the committe appointed concerning The creation of Gates at The railroad crossing be reinstated in Their activ x duties a that the instructions formerly given Them be repeated To dismiss the meeting Jamas Ri to moderator
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Reports of The dencial Gommettes who reported March Att 1839- >
Report of the committee to Little with the Treasurer The committee appointed it The last april misting I settle with the Treasure, having attended to That duty submit The Following Report Are reasoner changes himself with Cash Received of Queen Emerson, jon? 3.23 55.7.49
" Rewind of Bedobott & & Dickinson} for internet on their note 3 7.00 Received of therelish Spalding from Ati carnitas, Commissioners on acement of Brandsand }-200. 00 Received of State resume on amount of school fund ~ 37.90 Quoived of Isaac brother collection for 1837 ~. 170.31 Received of State Freasume for bounty on faxes a 31 ... 00 Received of Lo phthat Sachen collection for
1838 Reciver the whole amount commited him for collection - 3 3.460.71 " Received of Isaco Trochu collector for 1836 ~~ 62.00 "Recurend of to D' so for 1837 271.55 Amounting in all to ..
9 4 798.26 - and is credited for
Cash Paid for Bounty on taxes. 17.00 Paid for Bounty on wheat ___ 6.65 " Paid for Militia services for 1838. 80.00 Paid Sundry town orders x internet. 4 12%. 46 Amounting in all to ,90 +1231. 11 Leaving a balance in the treasurers hands of 6 567. 15
Theomosterd Manh 2c 1839 r Otis ( Adam)
Committee Alltheus Spaulding
Ifsented to thel fournit Treasure
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Egreatly of the instructions of The Four the Committo append The following statement of the financial concerns of the town, amit !
5.24.89
There are outstanding orders due from the town an interest amounting # 81927,23 Orders not an interest 333.81 Balance against the town for Support? of Poor . amounting # 962785- 93 Where is due from The State Treasure For bounty on wheat $ 6.65 . Militia Services __ 80.00 Die from town Treasure - 567.15 Amounting in all to 653. 80 which deducted from The amount due from the town leaves a balance of 2/32.13 against the town
Oti Adams { Committer E. F. Welester 3
349
Report of the Overseers of The Poor Man's tit 1839 -
CL I report of the expenses for supporting the from in The town of Thelunsford for the year ending March 2M 1939. To cash paid for provisions, clothing, farming Tools, and other necessaries for the use of The alm-house and fam ~ 445.09 To cash paid for Stock purchased for use of the whoms-house __ 249.85 To earn hard Josefin Need for sounding a nursing whather while confined at his house with a broken leg - 55.00 Die De Paul Retteredge & Son your doctoring the Weather in i200 & Email Putnam for cash paid at Sunday times ~ 305.14 & Or Paul Kittrage & son for visit at the aim- how .... 50-12
Due Que to George hariman for services as superintendant of the aim inn +46 .. 00
Due to the Overseers of Your for their services 45.00 To cash paid for bills due Hunch 3ª 1838 __ 547.73
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anh precious for proceeds of the farm _ $ 162.22 Cash miura for town orders ... 100.00
Cash pressure from State for the support of state pampers in 1837 27.75
Cant primer por stock sold .... 238.50
Due from the state for support of" pampers in 1838 28 .. 07
Que from the town of Burlington .. 4: 50 amounting 05 ~ //36/. OH
amount ex preneur ~ 1885,93 amount received ~ 136%. OH
Balance against the town in 524. 89 The average number of Pampers at the almo-house The past year have been fifteen I'll which is respectfully submitted by
Lepinthan Parker Courses of the Israel Putnam Ipour of The town Robert Richardson) of Thetins ford The expenses of this year amount to Ho 1335,20
for the sapore of appraising the personal property it has ton pour éanne- de have attended à that services present the
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- 180.00 25 vitill ous sam
27.00 'Frawe can't each.
3%元
5.50
22 27.50 I running part of homewaggon - 4. 00
2. 17
2.25
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2 good hoes & poor be - 1 5 2 Medges 2 Belles 2 rings in
it from Chords - 1. 20 1 Ladder
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Grançant chairs ~ 5.00 9 Farris.
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3.00 From house letters a LOT Of Cord waade cution ice 2000 2 Fra Ban 2.25- 2 olivine . 9.5%
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0. 60 5 Markets 1.75 13/2 Bili Didn .6.84
6. 31
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a Basic Calanna ecam - H.75 H 2mg cartas .
1.77 & Earthim Porti & aa; grease ~ 2. 31 2.50 15 juni indir Minut-11. 25 55les work x Barrel ~ 1.2.32 2 Grain. COherto_ Bake & ressing
5.95 6is hacer ofthory fish. 3.25 1.00 + Paulo. c.10 Lafin
3. 00 1 cupboard or sale in 1.50 F barraca_
2. 00 Luk a Bienter .. 57
2.50 He weins tube 2 disk textes :50 csin: carica a,1-488. 12
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1 Amount Boot with 1813.99 I Bar ie meal .. 2. 3 From fire setts 3.00 3/2 Lucian men. .. . +1. 15: 1 block 6.50
i 2. my Shoes closed, rather i VOI Case Drawers. I Charts 3.25
4,00 1. 60
1 Leple sauce tube ~ . 75, 1 Glass : Lantern . 50 I Goal Furnace - ... 57 2 Looking Glasses .. 75- wat cheis bry caches xe 1.00 Trackery x Glass ware- 4.50 Thor makers toolsx last- 2.00 2 Brass candle sticks .40
Theose tube x oberen - 1.75 de Fron de
1 Barca & vinog an 2.00 \2 Bound-Seats 1.50
3 Beds & bedstead . +1. 20 | Rocking chair 1.25
19 /2 Cotton Sheets- 11.87 30 ote chairs 1 .. 80
24 Yrs Relação Cases- 2.55- Lot Pewter 1.00 8.00 8 pm Bellows .. 20
21 Quites & compartir, 31.12 / Hearth Brush .. 12 . Vou falow voler 3.00 1 Curry conta x brusin - .. 20 19 Sin pans 30 earthim so - 5.25 1 Hait haminan 16 .. Part of a Band iflow- 3.75 I wash board .. 45 Uhr Laval __ 11.30 / Hand Low -
A Pails, let him ware. 1.+10 / Suit Pan 12 / coffee mile .50 A Butter Bay ... .. 66 6 axe ramales . 30 2 (Tray, " 50 dried x ple d"=90 |3 ugers
Bray Kettle 5.00 1 hatchet- Draw-knip 2 chisis afin . 55
LoA hollow wane. 1,50\6 Bibles - 2 Hymn Books -- 2.25\ 1.00 1 ay cart ____. 25.00 total amount to 874.53
Abans puller 25 2m.+ camin up#813.99
the above is respectfully submitted icy Isa "bodyman 2ª) Paul Kittredge Throwers
David Perham 3
elegant of the Committee concerning the
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The committee That was appointed on the future controle in the warrant for the last manch imes time. (1838) which was at the request of Bryant Emerson, to des The town will make alterations in the row From Deve Noah Phaldrings to the half way house, being instructed by the town to make Such alterations as they thought necessary, Jabmi The following report - your committer at an early day went on to the road, and after it amining it came to a conclusion what alterations was necessary to bemade; and made The bounds for The alterations, and applied to the marmitons of The lands over which the said actor = ations were to be made for Their proposals for doma. s. ) They would sustain by reason of said alterations .. But we were not able to get their proposal, untill October _ he then found that their pro- posals at Their towert termes would amount The sum of about one hundred and fifty dollars We, therefore, thinking that the town was not. aware of such an expense for land when they ordine The alterations, come to a conclusion not to proout? to make the alterations, wwwtill we informed The town of the x pense they would incur I'll which is respectfully dubenmitted Chelmsford Abarca +1= 1839
Alpheus Spalding? Committee
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down officers chosen vil anche At 1839 of whom are rath in by law required
- Esti Vi Détester Your Olerte
E. Ihrelester Vateliatimen x 2, all devons . Can't 4 1835 Whathas Parker dessous 3 Shel Hunt Down Encasum
Jason Recal John Butterfield
.. 16th being 2=0
Charles Ruett Marshall
Finiale Spaulding Harghways )
dia Hodgman Divorce . Hanch ytt
Beingb & Clean Daniel Proctor Suron March 21th
3. Adams Loher Butter fiela Fach B Wright
Savona Aband gt2 1839
Otis Byanna Bigles Livingston John Hamar Berg's Blood je This Parker Leonard @ Sanborn
Franklin Emerson " Charles Adams 3 Fence vicours 5
Artimas Parku 3 Ebenezer Spaulding 3 Instruction of sie
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Lavell Fatiha
Saint B. Hadien
Larry Brand
Josiah K Parklust
That Marshall
Lord Park hurst Jam & J. Hadley Suffersen Loring.
Franklin Puteam
Jimmyans & Sworn Sept 23d Good wood &
Chinas By am Nathan Buttrich
Sworn Manch Li 12
Benja "Hey wood Sprake Living stone
Thomas Parker
Marcus Thomas of thay ?
Bij: Holames Enga
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(Anic /1-1839) Tron Aretim and Congressional Election Warrants Nicolesex & 3 % either of the constables of the town rim of Thelinstord indavid County - Greeting
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In The name 20 commonweales of Hapachusetts you are hereby received a notify I wann the inhab. tants of said town qualified to vote in Elections to meet & afsemble at the Meeting house in the Centre of said town on Monday this first day of April next at twelve. Tolook at noon / in to the select sammen you a che presentation of Congress con District No pour the Voll to be opened at half spart ane action
Also to notify the inhabitants of said own qual- = ified to vote in town oggains to meet at the above named time & place to act on The following articles vir :
"we choose achanceraton to menn the meeting_ To tell all vacant town office - I hear the report of any committees chosen at any former town meetings and act therean I see of the town will accept as a town way laid out- In the selection from the county road of the house HI Laci Parkhun or cake Frezian ~ to der in the town with onder The expenses of the town for the wondering y can to be printed 0 Esce in the town with order tica! an existen 200 mm of The warrant for future Town meetings lie bosted at the Hoth bilisfarebbeeting house 1
And you are cincodias to serve this warrant- bu sestime- up attested onsies o dame aspiRace 4 The voti of the train. Locriof fail noix and make due return This warrant with sour doings Thereon to ourselves at The time e Place aleque menciones .. Seven under our hands and deals
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-I'D one Thousand c'est hundred and first nine
Vil Adams
Lefthan Parker
Micdieser, & Town of Temelimayond March 22" 1899 Pursuant to the foregoing warrants have notified the inhabitants of Theringsord as Fürin directed to meet as Thereis required by booting ups colores thereof by me attested at each of the publick Meeting Houses & at the Tavern Kept by Clifford So that The same shall stand over two sabbaths me- = vious to the time of holding said meeting, benny in accordance with the vote of said town-
Jaunes Pitts Constabile of Chelmsford
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Congressional Election April 117/839
Commonwealth of Massachusetts- It a legal meeting of The Inhabitants of the town Chelmsford in The country of Hidelesers and Commonwealth of Massachusetts qualified by the constitution to vote for Representatives in the General Court, holden on The first- day of April, being The first- thonday of said month, in the year one Thousand eight hundred and Thirty nine , for the purpose of giving in Their votes for a defire= Sentation of said Commonwealth, in the congress of the United States, for District Number four ._ The whole number of persons who gave in theivotes was afcertained as is directed in The Revised Statutes, Chap. A, Sco. 13, by counting the number of separate ballots given in, and The whole number of ballots was two hundred and sixty Seven-
And The whole number of votes given in were sorted, counted, recorded and declaration Thereof made as by law is directed - and were for The following persons
Nathan Brooks had one hundred and thirty one Www Parmenter had one hundred and Priority seven Janu, Woodbury had six votes Amos Famsavent had one vote Henry, Il Chamberlain had one vote One Ballot was cast for Marcus Morten Theodor Sedy wich Leonard Il Parker South W. Manson That & Greenwood become Robbin 2. Barnen Buchman
LA. Helsta > Selection of
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It a meeting is d'The inhabitants of the town
Good qualified a voté in town ségains deralla dela mamonday The first- dur of abril 21839 The following votes were prafree to wit;
Qhore
Read
( Votiel Voted
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Phone
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Votier
Cti CSdans Moderation Joseph Waren in School commute in The place of alphons holding ( declined) The the part of The Selectionen on laying out a road from The Sun hill road to Food Park hurst. house
I accept the reports That The Selectionen cause The expenses of the town for The ensuing year to be printed in The same form as last year & #include the expenses of the Poor & Lamm I choose a committee of Three to appraise the Property, at the alos-house 2 farm a Asa Hade man 22 Sont Paul Kittredge and David Perham said appraisers That an extra copy of The warmant for future town meetings be posted at the north- Chelmsford Meeting- house. To dismiss the meeting
Che Adams Moderator Incorded by IS Weleste Yown Clerk
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Report of the School Committee
the first section of an det entitled Andet concerning Schools " Based April 13# 1838 makes in The duty of The school Committee " to make a detailed report annually , in the months of Felby: March or Amil of The condition of the scorral. public schools in Their respection towns, designating particular improvements & defects in the method & means of education , and stating such facts & suggestions in relation Frente, at in this opinion will beat monote the interest and increase the use- -fulings of said schools"
In conformity thereto the committee submit The following The condition of the schools in The several district, the part year may be chiefles assentined by the following celular Statement, exhibiting The member & length of schools in each district, the whole minister of scholars attending each school, the average attendance, together with number of pupils engage in each branch of studies attended of in each school the Machen in mente littéralement Irting Philosophy
Lengthof Schools Wholeno.
7 scholar
Dirman, Schools
no. 1
18 0
mistra hinter
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Female
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23 42
18 36
10 3 13 19
29
12
31
19 2 Fernale Male
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Winter 1 53 30 8/2.76 !
26
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37
24
32 2
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220.5
12 22 6 13/
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28
11
6/3 6
15 13 /
13 5
3
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The register was hipt only one month a that i'm kunhuty Consequently nothing father can ins said there?
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22 21 62 6.5 15 45 73 60
41 29
15 12 25
Laritt.
History. S'enunal
geometry
Fernale
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220 % (Summen 10 5/3 16 12
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Fororder that the condition of the several school's may Die as quelles comprehended in Discuinstances will idmit, a d'eau romantis inn onale bistrot are appended Respecting, liserétitel the committee deu please in nomine an opportunity is state that There has been a gradual I list at the same time a very here stichfad= avancement- in the general appearance x standing of the schools for the 3 Carton ears; owing, probably in fact to the modes of teaching adopted by the instructors, Thering more on the classification system) but more particularly to The division of the winter school into two parts and employing a female teach # take change of The younger classes in a definite apartment. It will be seen by recurring to the tabular statement that the difference between The whole nummer Scholars attending the schools in This district and the average attendance particularly in the summer school xin what het by the viale thowhen in the winter ) is unreasonably large: which caso i show that there. must have been great irregularity in The attendance of, at least some of the de hotous. "This is an evil creating to be tame till in as much as its effects are not confined to those who are This irregular in Their attendance least are felt more or less sensibles Throughout the whole school .. But notwith standing this & some The causes which have operated as a check to the advar acomment of the seroals in This district, it must in Justin be admitted that the recitations at The last examinations were decidedly The best that have been exhibited for several years ..
The school in district No, 2 is very small and consists of children mostly under 12 years of age; on this account it has been intrusted for The 2 last years a female Teacher, demone x master - Notwithstanding which the progress in The branches taught/ considering the length of The school ! will not suffer by comparison with any Then school in town. and in anthrography, especially
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among The smaller classes, it excel, all others - This is undout. eddy owing to the method adopted by the teacher of giving Short Lefsons , and requiring each Scholar to spell. The whole lefren in turn, a not suffering any tefrom to be passed over until every word was correctly spelled by every
Q2. district No. 3 no particular remark seems & te neQ. essamy, farther than that The good character which The Schools have acquired within a few years, has been fully Sustained The party can.
"The school in district No, to as it regards The punctu- ality, The emulous ambitious spirit of the scholars, collectionly, has been for several of ears justly considered one of The first in toun. This trait in The character of the school mary dowhatless, be attributed in part to the inhabitants being more stationary; but more estrecially to the martin of the Parents and other, attending the examinations more perrotually Than in most offin destraty. The recitation at The last visitations of The schools in district. The past year were generally good In The summer donne very choice specimens of composition were exhibited -I the mister, The reading a shelling were rather indifferent, but the first classes in grammar & Geography manifested a higher degree of correct, practical knowledge Than The conmutter have interested in any school the fast year
The number of scholars in Distinto. 5 have consid. - erally diminished within 2 or 3 years, but in foon't of Maractu The school stands much higher Than formerly - The exhibition at The close of The schools The party can, disclosed that there had been intense application on The best of both teacher and pupils; and also that there existed a laudable ambition among. The whowas which auguro well for The future In commenting on the progress of The schools in Distinct no. 6 The committee regret of state that their Lect wound to make a distinction between the chemme.
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Leport Pontiniae )
and winter tevous. They do not dlouho the literary Capacity of the teacher and the summer school, aletrung The was not examined, nor did they know of the Commencement of the school until it had kept 2 or 3 weeks : But either through want of taut, or ambition or some other cause, but little improve- = ment was manifested. In the winter The kongres? in the branches taught was as great as could the reasonably expected, in the short term of 6 weeks In intellectual arithmetic & in Geography the improve. - ment appeared rather more than ordinary District no.Y having been recently dive ded in order to form a new district of accommodate The factory village, the schools (formerly small) are of necessity very short and consist of five scholars. The general department of The scholars has ever been considered exemplary, and the expectations consequente by formed, have The past year been fully realised, and The committee feel bound is add that several of the scholars are deserving of particular commendation for Their industry and The perseverance with which They have pursued their studies The bart winter_ Is the winter school in District No & is not yet closed, all observations concerning it are necessarily deferred till I'mil meeting , excepting that the diffi' = cuties which have ariver in that school, having been test recently adjusted, must materially affect the usefuluss which otherwise might have been anticitua from it And as The register was imperfectly heeft in the summer, all that can be said fre is that / at The clase
The general appearance & performance of the school were good.
The committee regret to say that the exhibition at the close of The winter school in District no. 9 did not meet The expectations which were formed from its favourable appearance at The commencement, The prepossessing appearance of The Teacher, his
363 1 chebari contaban/ alleged experience and office manifestations of skill in his Profession: together with the fact of his having a female asistant, lood them partea by to antics hate unreasonable results. But however this may be, The only branches exhibited's were, Reading, Geography Intimetic. The answers to the questions in practical arithmetic were front and ampiy disclosed that the progress in the theory of That Jacomer had been great, and also that a permanent foundation had been laid for practical presiones- Best in Intellectual Centhermetic, Reading & Slagnaping the im - - provenment in The opinion of the committee was quite limited It appeared that writing & E. grammar had been entirely omitted after the first a second weeks, and That although the register have testimony of their being 3 engaged in. algebra, yet on examination it appeared that the com- - mencement & abandonment of that Study hore nearly cuen dates - With regard of the Jurmaner dehart
"i destruct, the conunter have Put New roman us I make excepting That The end Thereof was better Than the beginning- The school commenced without anis examination of the teacher & kent several weeks. The first time is not now reccollected before They were apprised of the fact. In learning which They visited The school & found it very deficient in order & amange- ment. But an examination, The teacher's literary acquire - ments were not found wanting, and the Johan. at The Globe mach a very decent appearance District 110. 10 having been recently organized, and being composed almost exclusively of a small man= afactoring village which is yet in its infancy, a having not yet had time to make The necessary Inversions to estabilit 0 schools on a permanent feriedation; no detailed statement Can be made concerning the schools in this district. "the committee have no knowledge of their being any school helt the past summer. There is a small Shoot none Keeping under The charge of a formale teacher which appears to be in successful Trungments
Xavier clared with manifestations of having been successfully conducted
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Bebort continued The committee fall bound by the terms of the act, which has called forth this short of mak some suggestions respecting certain existing defects in the means of education and on the present arca- - Sion they will confine themselves municipally to School- Houses- One very prominent defect to which, perhaps, nearly all districts are more or less obnoxious consiste in the contracted size of school houses. But it is not considered that the schools in this town taken in the aggregate, suffer anything in this respect compared to the awkwardness of then constru
The houses in Distrito Mos. 1-2-3-4 × 8 are as faultlys Perhaps as school- houses generally are in a country Town- No.1 needs some essential repairs, and it is believed that if some alterations were made in the construction of The seats . The method of warming The house, the benefits would be essentially felt- Nos. 3 x4 are in good repair and especially no. 4/ viny conveniently construction. In Distrito now by the houses are by far toosmall besides being intolerably inconvenient & out of. repair: Word in The opinion of the committee, ought to be rebuilt- on a large scale x entirely different plan- IT is also believed, that The inhabitants of district no. 6 would find in greatly to their ad- vantage if they should make some alterations in The construction of their house x unprovements in The means of warming it- the house in accumulate
District no.9 is sufficiently large to convince all The scholars in that district, but the construc From inside/ especially in the forme xarrangement of The seats is absolutely insufferable. If the in habitants in This district, 2 likewise in district no, 8 Should remodel Their houses so as to admit of two
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