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Instead of beginning the school year in March, the time was post- poned to August, a season of the year more suitable for public examina- tions and exhibitions, corresponding to Boston schools, and allowing graduates to pass from the High School directly into college. To relieve the Vinton and Lynde Street Grammar Schools, the two advanced classes were sent to Green Street, the school-house in that location furnishing the only accommodation within reach. The new school of sixty-six pupils thus formed comprised but two classes, and was the first successful attempt to simplify, to the fullest extent, the labors of the teacher.
The six months were profitably employed in fitting the first class for the High School, and, with the exceptions stated, the entire class graduated in August, better qualified for its position than any class which had preceded it. At the commencement of the fall term all the properly qualified pupils in town passed into the Grammar School to constitute its second class. The primary schools were relieved, the two schools called intermediate have but three classes each, and as much has been done toward perfect gradation as our present circum- stances allow.
The High and Grammar Schools have been brought together in the same building, to average distance of travel as much as possible, and bring the pupils under the supervision of the same principal, both as regards studies and discipline. The benefits of the change will be visible even to a transient visitor.
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Monthly reports of scholarship, relative standing in class and de- portment, have been introduced in all the schools but the lowest grades. It needs only such action on the part of parents as the wel- fare of their children will dictate, to make these reports highly bene- ficial. They should be compared from time to time, and the progress of the pupil noted. There should be an attempt to lessen the number of absences, and marks of tardiness, that our town may take a proper rank among others of the State.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
We find the position of Melrose, as regards percentage of school attendance and relative standing among the towns and cities of the Commonwealth, for the past eight years, to be as follows : ---
Date.
No. between 5 and 15 years of age.
Average school attendance.
Per cent.
Relative rank in State.
Relative rank in County.
1856-7
456
336
73.68
147
30
1857-8
491
357
72.71
212
41
1858-9
436
369
84.75
61
15
1859-60
492
356
72.36
217
46
1860-1
517
361
69.92
239
49
1861-2
475
375
79.05
165
38
1862-3
523
406
77.62
1863-4
566
437
77.21
As the Report of the last two years is made up merely from our own records, we cannot give the relative standing of our town. Of the 297 cities and towns of the State, and the 51 of the county, we have failed to occupy even a medium position with but two exceptions. One of these (1858-9) is evidently owing to an error in the returns of the number of children. Indeed it is difficult to reconcile the list of returns with the evident growth of the town, and the steady in- crease in the number of pupils. There seems to be a demand for accuracy on the part of assessors who are required by law to report the number of children in town to the School Committee. The school registers are probably correctly kept, although the method demanded by the State is not just.
It will be noticed that there has been of late a satisfactory increase in the percentage of attendance, and the school registers show the number of pupils to be nearly equal to the number of children in
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town between five and fifteen years of age. In 1862-3 the average number belonging to the schools was 508, or 97.11 per cent. We would remind tax-payers and parents that we are obliged to furnish school accommodations for the whole number belonging to the schools, and not simply for the average attendance, which in the year mentioned was only 406. The great difference in the average attendance, and whole number of scholars is, in part, owing to our primary schools be- ing easily affected by storms, and the consequent low percentage of attendance in the fall and winter terms.
Whatever may have caused our low State rank, we believe fewer attend private schools than formerly, and parents generally realize that children can nowhere be so well and economically educated as in pub- lic schools. To raise these schools to their proper position, they must have the sympathy and support of every parent. This sympathy and support can be gained only by having parents identifying themselves with the schools, and having in them a personal interest. This interest will increase with the discovery that private schools can never com- pete with our public institutions of learning, in either social, moral, or political power. Position in a public school is the result of merit and necessary impartiality. In private academies, self-interest will fre- quently cause teachers to give false rank to the idle and ignorant.
If our schools have been defective in the past, in common with many others, it has been in consequence of the same want of system. It has been the custom to show teachers their rooms, appoint their text- books, and leave the most important items of amount and character of work to the judgment and inclination of the employee. Pupils have been suffered to migrate from district to district, at will, and promoted when of age, without regard to merit. Studies have not been arranged to have all the various departments harmonize, and no fixed standard of qualifications has been devised to secure best and uniform results. Reforms are still needed, beginning with the learner of the alphabet, and continued through the school course.
INCREASE OF SCHOOL ACCOMMODATIONS.
When the Committee were obliged, at the commencement of the Spring term, to send pupils from the Lynde and Vinton Street districts to Green Street, parents justly complained of the long distance their children were compelled to travel. Yet there was no other accommo- dation, nearer the centre of population. Rooms that were suggested
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were partly underground, destitute of ventilation, unprovided with blackboards, out-buildings and used for purposes rendering permanent seats and desks impossible.
A town-meeting was called to see if any action would be taken to- wards increasing the number of school-houses. The town decided not to build. A change of owners of Lyceum Hall building enabled the Committee, subsequently, to have an unfinished room properly fitted as a school-room. The rent did not exceed the mere preparation of other rooms that had been offered. The Centre Primary School was transferred to the new room, and the High and Grammar Schools brought together in the same building. The arrangement was the best that could be made, and has not increased the number of teachers.
If we divide the average number (519) attending school during the year by the number of school-rooms in town, we have 52 scholars to each room. But our population is so distributed that we have in five (Lynde Street, Vinton Street, and Centre Primary) districts an average of sixty-three. Fifty is as many as any teacher should superintend, and an assistant is allowed by law when that number is exceeded. We had in the spring term nearly fifty pupils more than we could seat in the three buildings of the districts mentioned. Since that time new desks have been purchased for the Lynde Street Intermediate School, and the wants of the schools have been temporarily met.
The past as well as the present board of committee were unanimous in the opinion that a new central school-house was needed. They recom- mended the erection of a building adapted not only to the present but to the future wants of the town. A building capable of containing at least four schools, admitting of a better classification of pupils, and contributing, in its construction, not only to the intellectual but to the moral training of "our children. When the subject is allowed to rest upon its merits, and not upon prejudice, we shall have such a building, creditable to the town, to the cause of education, and a source of income to every voter.
If the building in Green Street were removed nearer the centre of the town, it would furnish additional accommodation. All that that neighbor- hood needs is a primary school, the additions to our town being more in the central and Wyoming districts. The location and construction of sev- eral of the buildings seem to be neither adapted to the present nor future wants of the town, if we desire better grading of schools and the highest good of the pupil.
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GENERAL REMARKS.
Appended to the Report will be found the general rules and regulations of the schools. They are compiled from various sources ; and, from past experience, strict observance of them seems necessary by teachers, schol- ars, and parents. Especially should the rules be enforced requiring punc- tual attendance, regular sessions, and possession of school-books. Every scholar is a member of a class, his absence affecting his own progress or that of his associates. Systematic tardiness or dismissal creates uneasi- ness, and is contrary to the spirit of impartialism, which should govern public schools. Each pupil should perform all the duties of his position. Teachers should adhere strictly to the regulations, and never plead igno. rance of their requirements.
Separate comparisons of the several schools have been omitted, for the reason that it is difficult to judge them all by any one standard, and not al- ways possible to state the cause of noticed defects. Where such exist, we prefer to remedy the evil without public comment. In general terms, we may say that the schools are in as satisfactory a condition as our present organization will permit, and teachers generally faithful and zealous.
Reminders are always useful, and it may be proper to call the attention of all our teachers to the fact that the true educator is something more than a mere hearer of recitations. In all our schools, we need more of that education which draws out and develops the intellect. To accomplish this, instructors must teach from their own minds, rather than from text- books, and be capable of imparting needful information in simple and in. telligible language. Human nature should be studied, and the individual need of pupils met and supplied. Graduates from our schools should be thinkers, investigators, designers, and producers ; not mere imitators and receivers.
A more intimate acquaintance of teachers and parents would often lessen school-labor and prevent misunderstanding. The difference in at- tendance of schools of the same grade may sometimes be caused by the visible interest a teacher takes in her scholars. When difficulties occur, a personal visit of the teacher to the home may not only correct false impres- sions and allay opposition, but secure cooperation.
In conclusion, writing, perhaps, from an ideal stand-point, we believe teachers can do much toward reclaiming the erring and overcoming the difficulties of home education. Refined manners, winning tones, and an earnest spirit will often sway the rudest and most unmannerly. Preven- tion of offence is always better than punishment, and the cultivation of
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the better feelings more pleasant and beneficial than the subjection of pas- sions aroused by coercive measures. The influence of the teacher should reach far into the future, moulding and fashioning the life for good, long after the school-days are over.
FINANCES.
Desiring to distribute the School Reports at the close of the winter term, we are unable to render an exact account of the expenditures. The item " estimated expense " will, probably, more than cover any unpaid bills.
Receipts.
Received from State School Fund,
$107.22
Town Appropriation,
4,500.00
Balance unexpended last year, .
347.72
$4,954.94
Expenditures.
Teachers' Salaries,
$3,015.00
Fuel,
253.75
Care of Rooms, .
275.00
Addition to High School,
350.00
Additional Desks for Schools,
129.74
Superintendence of Schools, .
111.00
Incidental Expenses, .
415.38
Estimated Expense,
100.00
4,649.87
Balance .
$305.07
There is due the town a small amount, both from Stoneham and Saugus, for the education of children belonging to those towns.
CHARLES H. ISBURGH,
Committee. GEORGE A. MANSFIELD,
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SCHOLARS, ETC.
Vinton Street Primary.
Centre Primary.
Lynde Street Primary.
Vinton Street Inter- mediate.
Lynde Street Inter- mediate.
Highland School.
Green Street School.
Upham Street School.
Grammar School.
High School,
Average number of Scholars ..
52
54
56
54
51
37
56
42
61
56
Average Attendance ..
. 86
.78
. 83
.88
.82
. 81
.88
. 81
.89
.91
Number of Classes
5
5
4
3
3
5
5
5
2
3
Average Age of First Class
8.6
9
10
11.75
12.5
12.5
10.5
12
13
15.7
" " Second "
..
7.9
8.3
8
9.66
10.5
10.5
10
10
12
14.8
" Third
. . .
7.25
7
6.5
9.33
9.7
8.7
9.5
9
14.2
" Fourth "
.. .
6.25
6
5.5
7.7
7.3
7
" Fifth
...
5.5
5.5
5.6
6
6
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SCHOOL REGULATIONS.
1. THE School shall commence, from the first Monday in April to the first Monday in October, at 8 A. M., and 2 P. M. ; the balance of the year at 9 A. M. and 2 p. M. The sessions shall be three hours each, except from the first Monday in November to the first Monday in February, when the afternoon sessions may, when necessary, close at 4} o'clock. Teachers have the privilege and right to detain pupils beyond the regular hours, either for purposes of discipline, or to make up deficiencies.
2. Teachers are required to be in their school-rooms fifteen minutes before the opening of the school.
3. The opening Bible-exercises are to begin promptly at the hours specified.
4. Teachers, themselves, shall hear all recitations.
5. Teachers are not allowed to absent themselves from their Schools, or procure substitutes, without the consent of one of the Committee.
6. Teachers are required to report all damages to school property, that repairs may be made at the expense of parents or guardians.
*7. "The several school-teachers shall faithfully keep the registers furnished to them, and make due return thereof to the School Committee, and no teacher shall be entitled to receive payment for services until the register, properly filled up and completed, shall be so returned."
8. Teachers may suspend pupils from School for gross violations of the Rules, and such pupils can be readmitted only by vote of the Com- mittee.
* Extract from Revised Statutes.
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9. Each pupil shall have a recess of at least ten minutes at every session. In stormy weather, pupils of the Primary Schools may devote a part of the time to indoor exercises. Each sex shall have a separate recess.
10. Pupils must attend School in the District in which they reside ; any exception requiring the unanimous vote of the Committee.
11. Pupils are required to furnish themselves with such text-books as are authorized by the Committee. In case of refusal or neglect, the books will be furnished by the Committee, and the Town Assessors be notified, that the value may be collected from the parent or guardian. Books fur- nished to indigent scholars shall be considered the property of the School, and be retained when the pupil is discharged.
12. Pupils shall not be dismissed before the close of the school (Al- phabet Classes excepted), without a written request from the parent or guardian. Frequent and repeated requests can be disregarded, and the Committee be informed of the evil. Parents shall be immediately notified of absences or tardiness of pupils.
13. Pupils absent a term from the High or Grammar Schools, or not present at the quarterly examinations, shall be considered new pupils, liable to lose their connection with their class, and needing, on their return, a permit from the Committee.
14. All pupils require, before entering a school, a permit from the Committee, and must be at least five years of age. Alphabet scholars admitted only at the commencement of a term.
15. No text-books to be introduced without the approval of the Com- mittee.
16. Instructors shall aim at such school discipline as should be exer- cised by a kind, judicious parent in his family, and shall avoid corporal punishment in all cases where good order can be preserved by milder measures.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
OF THE
TOWN OF MELROSE,
From March 1, 1864, to March 1, 1865.
BOSTON : PRINTED BY DAVIS & FARMER, 18 EXCHANGE STREET. 1865.
REPORT.
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
Dr.
To Cash on hand, March 1, 1864, · $1,556 82 of State, reimbursement for aid to families, 6,500 00 66
66 premium for recruits, 325 17
" John Smith, Collector, 1864, . 16,026 44
" Loans, . 26,175 00
66 " George Newhall, Collector, 1863, ·
2,502 47
66
" Corporation taxes, 768 09
66 for Cemetery lots, support of poor, &c., 933 67
66 State School fund, 130 18
" Dog tax, 1864, . 112 00
$55,029 84 Cr.
By Paid Orders of Town Clerk, 38,261 30
Interest,
3,739 58
Order of J. Martin, Geo. Emerson, and A. P. Lynde, for building road, extension of Tremont street, $1,744 41
66 State tax, ·
3,864 00
J. M. Everett, note, .
4,000 00
66 Blackstone Bank, note,
1,500 00
66 on Benj. Wilson's note,
50 00
expenses of case of Upham vs. Town,
103 15
66 W. Davis's funeral, 25 00
By amount in Treasury, March 1, 1865, 1,742 40
$55,029 84
4
2115087 19940 63 21025
COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT.
Dr.
To Taxes committed, for 1864, . $19,940 63 Cr.
By Cash paid C. Howard, Town Treasurer, . · 16,026 44 66 County Treasurer, . 1,189 19
By Amount abated, and discounted, 737 12
66 uncollected, 1,987 88
$19,940 63
RECEIPTS INTO THE TREASURY.
Town of Danvers, . $56 56
J. K. Roberts, on Reading Hill property, 100 00
Interest on 15 00 66
Town of Stoughton, 17 43
Pearl Spofford, 21 13
School Books, sold and returned, 65 61
C. H. Isburgh, law-suit, Upham vs. Town, 31 66
J. A. P. Mendum, cemetery lot, 40 00
Samuel Lord & Bro., 20 00
Royal Barry, .
20 00
Phinney & Dyer,
10 00
Charles Stevens,
25 00
E. Matthews,
20 00
Mr. Spalding,
35 00
J. M. Roberts,
30 00
E. T. Kent,
30 00
R. & F. Gibbons,
20 00
Joseph H. Greene,
25 00
Wm. B. Burgess,
25 00
Mrs. Dodge, .
30 00
Calvin Stone, 25 00
Mr. Lyall,
15 00
Grass in Cemetery,
14 00
City of Charlestown,
242 28
$933 67
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INTEREST.
Malden Savings Bank,
-
-
.
$570 89
B. Boardman,
-
-
-
-
-
6 00
B. Wilson, - -
-
-
- 60 00
Henry Bancroft -
-
-
-
-
270 00
Sarah Larabee, -
-
-
-
-
30 00
Mount Vernon Bank,
-
-
-
-
1,375 00
Blackstone Bank, -
-
-
-
344 96
Dole & Phelps, -
-
-
-
- 138 00
South Reading Bank,
-
-
-
- 155 12
Timothy Fletcher, -
-
-
-
-
180 35
Eli Upham, -
-
-
-
-
60 00
Aaron Greene, -
-
-
-
-
39 00
Chadborn & Norris,
-
-
-
-
27 00
Elbridge Holt, -
-
-
-
-
67 00
H. Temple, -
-
-
-
-
-
210 00
E. Taylor, - -
-
-
-
-
30 00
Albert Smith, -
-
-
-
-
8 25
Samuel Rice, -
-
-
-
75 00
C. Upham, - -
-
-
-
-
18 00
Timothy Corey,
-
-
-
-
75 00
$3,739 57
TOWN DEBT PAID.
J. M. Everett, note, -
- $4,000 00
Blackstone Bank, « -
-
-
- 1,500 00
Benj. Wilson, on
-
-- - 50 00.
$5,550 00
.
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SCHOOLS.
SALARIES OF TEACHERS.
Miss L. M. Atkins,
$63 00
" A. M. Brown,
49 50
" M. L. Charles,
-
-
-
-
-
-
291 50
" Jennie L. Crie,
-
-
-
-
-
301 00
" Kate E. Coburn,
225 00
" C. Emerson, -
222 00
" A. L. Fosdick,
88 00
" M. M. Gilman,
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
135 00
" M. E. Putnam,
-
-
-
-
-
-
247 50
" Sarah E. Pratt,
279 50
" M. L. Sweetser,
-
-
-
-
-
180 00
" A. M. Skinner,
291 50
" G. F. Treadwell,
-
-
-
-
-
261 00
Mr. A. C. Fish, -
-
-
-
-
-
900 00
J. W. Hammond, - -
- 73 12 -
$3,887 12
CONTINGENTS.
F. A. Brown & Co., books, -
-
-
-
-
$313 71
Brown & Tileston, -
-
-
-
E. T. Barron, care of rooms, -
-
- 8 00
Bugbee & Barrett, brooms, &c., -
- - 2 98
Crosby & Nichols, books, -
4 00
Foster & Colburn, enamelled cloth, - - -
6 50
John Forbes, housing coal, -
- 2 03
A. C. Fish, books, 1863,
3 64
A. C. Fish,
23 35
Charles Howard, care of rooms, -
-
-
157 11
J. C. Howes, stoves, pipe, and repairs, - -
C. H. Isburgh, services as School Committee, and books, - -
- 103 48
C. H. Isburgh, services as School Committee, 1863, 60 00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- -
-
-
-
64 98
-
279 50
" A. B. Lord, -
-
63 84
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E. R. Knights, stationery, $6 56 - Lamkin & Heath, rent, - - 125 00 - Lawrence, Wilde & Co., shades, and furniture, - 26 50 G. A. Mansfield, services as Committee, 1863, - 40 00
Morrill's Printing House, printing, - -
-
14 00
H. B. Newhall, paper, and hanging, -
7 08
E. Paul, glass, and setting, - -
-
-
5 80
Prentiss & Deland, printing, -
-
-
70 55
J. W. Poland, ink, - - -
-
-
3 21
M. E. Putnam, books, -
-
-
-
5 96
W. H. Piper & Co., books, -
-
-
21 00
Ai Roe, care of rooms, 1863, - -
9 92
Ai Roe, ,
-
-
49 50
Charles Robbins, mason-work, - - -
4 25
Henry Robinson, glass, and setting, -
-
4 25
W. A. Remick, glass, and setting, -
-
-
43 55
J. Simonds, care of rooms, -
-
58 77
W. G. Shattuck, school furniture, 1863,
-
-
165 74
S. Smith & Co., desk, -
40 00
H. E. Trowbridge, services as Committee, 1863, - -
24 98
Charles F. White, repairs of clock, -
1 00
D. R. Woodward, stock, and labor, -
130 92
T. N. Upham, care of rooms, -
-
39 50
$1,809 16
FUEL.
George Lynde, wood, . -
-
-
$8 00
D. B. Nye, 66 - - -
18 75
John Smith, coal and wood, 1863, -
-
- 60 00
John Smith, - -
385 45
$472 20
-
-
22 00
Mary Ware, books, - -
-
-
75 50
J. B. Richmond, services as Committee, -
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RECAPITULATION.
Salaries of teachers,
-
- - $3,887 12
Contingents, -
-
-
- 1,809 16
Fuel, - - -
-
-
- 472 20
$6,168 48
HIGHWAY.
P. R. Ellis, labor, and disbursements, 1863, $70 00
P. R. Ellis,
66
980 50
T. A. Long, gravel, -
12 00
T. McCoubry, iron work, -
35 85
E. B. Southwick, labor, and disbursements, 1,027 17 -
21 00
$2,146 52
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
S. Ellison, plastering, -
$61 50
T. McCoubry, iron work, -
-
-
8 75
Shelton & Cheever, oil, and repairs, John Thompson, care of engine, -
-
-
8 75
W. W. Vaughn, supplies, - -
11 23
D. R. Woodward, stock, and labor, - J. C. Howes, repairs of pump, 1863, -
4 50
$121 87
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POOR.
S. C. Atwood, provisions, 1863, $17 16
S. C. Atwood, 66 -
145 64
B. F. Abbott, medical attendance, - 66 50 -
M. Burns, care of poor, -
24 75
Bugbee & Barrett, groceries, -
B. Burns, lodging travellers, -
-
-
-
- - 290 23
- 14 25
-
L. C. Towner, labor,
-
-
-
-
10 00
- -
17 14
9
S. A. Boardman, horse hire $23 25 W. B. Burgess, services as overseer, and disburse- ments, 1863, 52 00 - - -
S. F. Barrett, Railroad tickets, -
-
-
2 50
John H. Clark, services as overseer, and disburse- ments, 1863, - -
32 45
J. K. Corthell, clothing,
-
-
-
8 05
Mrs. Davis, care of poor, -
- - -
27 00
C. H. Edmands, milk, - -
5 40
J. G. Emerson, provisions, 1863, - -
10 36
Nathan French, medical attendance, -
8 00
W. J. Farnsworth, time and expenses, in care of poor, 10 00
W. E. Fuller, disbursements,
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-
173 09
E. Green, care of poor, - -
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-
59 00
Peter Greene,
66
1863,
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-
70 85
Peter Greene, -
-
-
91 50
C. C. Green, 66 - -
108 00
M. B. Hopkins, dry goods, - -
-
-
29 40
J. C. Howes, stove and pipe, -
-
-
4 25
N. Howard, services as undertaker,
-
-
12 07
E. R. Knights, medicines, - -
-
-
54 29
George Lynde, coal and wood, 1863, George Lynde, 66 - -
54 50
John Lynde, milk, - -
-
-
-
10 80
H. A. Leonard, dry goods, - -
-
-
33 19
M. A. Marshall, care of poor, 1863,
3 00
Mrs. Mahan, lodging travellers, -
-
-
12 75
George Newhall, boots and shoes, -
-
-
49 92
Overseers of Poor, order, -
-
-
25 00
M. Parker, medical attendance,
-
-
4 00
John Peak & Son, coffin, -
-
13 50
William Pierce, care of poor,
-
-
93 84
Charles Pratt, wood, 1863, - -
-
-
3 25
Charles Pratt, " - - -
-
-
19 88
John Smith, wood and coal, 1863, -
-
-
129 34
John Smith, -
-
-
110 77
W. F. Stevens, medical attendance,
-
-
21 00
-
-
-
10 65
-
-
-
10
C. Sprague, care of poor, -
$40 00
B. Slocomb, 66
-
-
-
84 50
Orne Upham, wood, -
-
-
5 00
B. R. Upham, milk, -
-
-
-
32 97
W. W. Vaughn, groceries, -
-
-
58 79
W. H. Wells, -
-
-
216 63
Town of Malden, care of poor, 1863,
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41 87
Worcester Lunatic Hospital, -
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- 45 03
$2,460 17
CONTINGENT.
MISCELLANEOUS.
W. B. Burgess, services as Military Committee, and printing, 1863, - - -
$248 00
W. B. Burgess, carriage hire, for Selectmen, - -
20 00
George W. Beals, services in arresting incendiaries, 25 00
G. W. Bartlett, horse hire, for Recruiting and Mili- tary Committee, -
22 00
E. F. Barron, care of Town clock, 1863, -
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10 00
E. F. Barron, care and work on Town clock, -
15 00
S. F. Barrett, Railroad tickets, and freight, -
7 55
Bryant & Joy, professional services, -
-
198 00
W. Babb, printing, -
39 70
Buttrick's Express, 1863, 5 80 -
N. Cochran, setting bounds of cemetery lots, 1863, 2 50
W. R. Collins, stock, and labor, - 5 40 -
John H. Clark, services as chairman of Selectmen, 1863, 150 00 John H. Clark, services in law-suit and drainage cases, 1863, - - - - 100 00
Jonathan Cochran, making out deeds of cemetery lots, 18 00
P. R. Ellis, services as special police, 1863, - Eastman's Express, - - - -
21 49
D. P. Emerson, stone, - - -
21 67
J. G. Emerson, notifying of meetings, &c., -
20 31
S. Ellison, services as constable, &c., - -
25 00
57 25
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11
W. J. Farnsworth, rent of rooms for hearse, and engine,$46 50 W. E. Fuller, liquor agent's license, 24 17 - -
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