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A revised course of study has been carefully prepared to take the place of the provisional course adopted in 1891. See appendix.
A new building, a new course, and the usual interest and excitement that always attend newness, attracted to the school last year 319. This year it was not expected that the number would be so large, as the newness had worn away and three other institutions, besides the many advantages of Boston, were near at hand. To the surprise of the friends of the school the attend- ance has risen since Sept. 1 to 340 different pupils, and at the close of school in December it is 310.
If the average membership of the school for 1894 is com- pared with the population according to the census of 1895, Quincy will be tenth in the list of cities.
The table is as follows :
1. Newton .0280
2. Medford .0149
:3. Marlboro' .0144
4. Gloucester .0136
5. Fitchburg .0133
6. Woburn .0131
7. Somerville .0117
8. Worcester .0112
9. Cambridge .0112
.0110
10. Quincy
The increased average this year will place Quincy nearer the head.
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The total attendance by Wards for the last term is :-
Ward I. 43
Ward II.
52:
Ward III.
68
Ward IV.
71
Ward V.
59
Ward VI
44
Non-resident 1.
Last June twenty-five diplomas were awarded to the class of '95. The graduating exercises were a compromise between the former programmes and the method adopted by the most progressive schools of to-day. The classes are increasing in numbers to such an extent that all cannot participate in the ex- ercises. Therefore many schools have given up all class parts and substituted a speaker of more than local reputation. It is desirable to introduce such a system here, but this year one -. third of the class participated with the speaker of the evening, George H. Martin, formerly principal of the Adams school and now a supervisor in Boston.
Of this class of twenty-five, four are in the Bridgewater Normal, ten are in the Training Class, two are in Boston Uni -. versity, one is in the Business Department, and one is taking a postgraduate course in the High School.
The greatest need of the school at this time is an increased teaching force. If the Head Master were to give all his time to teaching, and none to supervision, even then the average num- ber of pupils to each teacher would be nearly forty. A teacher of German is especially necessary.
See appendix for other data.
EVENING COMMON SCHOOLS.
These schools are still held in only two buildings, but there. is a desire on the part of the citizens for district accommoda- tions as well as for more advanced work. During the autumn months a request was received from the Point district for a
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school. Atlantic is practically excluded from the advantages of the evening schools because of the distance.
The attendance for the 59 lessons of 1895 is as follows :- Adams: Largest attendance of men, 74; of women, 13.
Smallest attendance of men, 17; of women, 1. Average attendance of men, 42.8 ; of women, 6.2. Average num- ber of teachers per night, 4.7. Sessions, 59. Willard ; Largest attendance of men, 84; of women, 11. Smallest attendance of men, 16; of women, 2. Average attendance of men, 31.8 ; of women, 5.9. Average num- ber of teachers per night, 3.5. Sessions, 59.
EVENING DRAWING SCHOOL.
The school is meeting for the second year in the High School building, but it must be removed before September of 1896, because the High needs all the rooms. The large room of the old High school building will accommodate the school and will be as central for its patrons as the present room.
The average attendance for the 51 lessons in the mechani- cal course was 17.6, and for the 50 in the freehand, 10.7.
At the close of the season 6 certificates were awarded to the mechanical class and 4 to the freehand ; and also 6 diplo- mas to the mechanical.
SPECIAL DEPARTMENTS.
Drawing is the oldest special subject, as it was introduced in 1881. For nearly ten years it has been in charge of Jessie N. Prince (Mrs. F. W. Rice) and has reached such a degree of excellence that it has constantly been inspected by teachers from other cities. Miss Prince's marriage in June caused her resignation. When her successor, Charlotte A. Kendall, was engaged it was deemed best to increase the time from three days to the whole week. By this plan three days may be given to inspection and supervision-thus anticipating the two new school buildings-and two days may be reserved for the High
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school where Miss Kendall now does all the teaching of draw- ing. This plan practically adds two-fifths of a teacher to the corps, and also gives the school the instruction of a special teacher. The time allowance is one and a half hours per week.
Music had its "scientific birth " in Quincy when Mr. Wade came here in April of 1887. Since that time one and one-quarter hours per week have been devoted to it. The thorough drill in the rudiments of this subject has made possible the higher-class music in the congregational singing, the Sun- day schools, the church festivals, and the choral unions.
In September of 1890 the present head of the nature work be- gan the introduction of. this subject. To it one and one-quarter hours per week are given. At the present time seventy-five per cent. of the children of this State are having more or less instruction in the three kingdoms of nature. This rapid growth shows how highly the study is regarded by the educa- tional leaders of this Commonwealth.
Sewing in the Quincy schools dates from September of 1892. It is now limited to the girls of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades. At present the teacher makes her round once in five days and gives a lesson of fifty minutes. The regular teachers have nothing to do with the instruction or the work, but are responsible for attention, application, and general deportment.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATION.
The exercises of 1894 proved so acceptable that with a few improvements it seemed best to repeat the experiment this year in the new hall of the High school. The larger accommoda- tions permitted the graduates to invite their parents, their former teachers, and the city officials. A pleasing innovation was the bright, entertaining and instructive address of Henry T. Bailey, agent of the State Board of Education. The singing was unusually satisfactory and reflected great credit on the teachers. A peculiarity of the programme was the recognition of the great men in whose honor most of our buildings are named.
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The Board by its special sub-committees awarded 215 diplomas as follows :-
Adams, 27
Quincy, 33
Coddington, 25 Washington, 15
John Hancock, 13 Willard, .
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Lincoln, 20
Wollaston, 35
GENERAL MEETINGS.
Jan. 31. Walter S. Parker, Supervisor, Boston.
Feb. 14. Edward Southworth, Mather School, Dorchester.
March 5. Henry T. Bailey, Agent State Board of Education. March 21. H. W. Lull, Superintendent.
Sept. 3. HI. W. Lull, Superintendent.
Nov. 14. Sarah L. Arnold, Supervisor, Boston.
Dec. 3. Ella B. Hallock, Representing State Board.
These meetings have been held at four o'clock in the after- noon in the High School building. The presence of the teachers has not been demanded, but such is the sense of pro- fessional honor that the attendance has been nearly one hun- dred per cent. The best teachers are always present.
QUINCY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.
This voluntary organization entirely independent of the Board or the Superintendent, although he is a member, has entered with zeal on its second year's work. The subject for this season is the "History of Education." The social element will be provided for in two special meetings, and will also be introduced to a greater extent in the four regular meetings. No teacher can afford to be a non-member.
See appendix for officers, meetings, etc.
THE TRAINING CLASS.
Six state Normal Schools, beside the city Normal of Boston,
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are in successful operation, and to-day the first inquiry of those seeking teachers is, " Are you a Normal graduate ?" This year statistics relating to primary and grammar schools have been gathered which prove that the best positions and the best salaries are given to Normal graduates. Furthermore, the average salary of these teachers is considerably higher than that of the teachers not professionally trained. From a busi- ness point of view, then, the cost of a normal education is money well invested, and from a professional stand-point, it is a conscientious obligation.
Even if all the positions in this city were given to Quincy girls there would not be room for all who aspire to be teachers.
In the training class two years ago there were sixteen, in last year's there were thirteen, and in the present class there are fourteen (besides those in Normal schools) who aspire to the office of teacher. As merit is and must be the only basis of judgment, it is a self evident conclusion that two or three years. of normal training plus a half year's successful experience should be given the preference.
In these six Normal schools, tuition, text-books and sup- plies are free as in the public schools. State aid to a limited extent may be granted to deserving persons after they have been in attendance for at least one term, provided they do not live in towns where Normal schools are situated.
VERTICAL WRITING.
The experiences of many school authorities east and west, who have given vertical writing a personal trial have proved the great desirability of introducing this system in Quincy. All are unanimous regarding the success of the change. Their unanimity regarding the practical results is strengthened by the testimony of those of the medical profession who have examined the hygienic conditions of the slant and vertical systems. Fur- thermore all printed books recognize the desirability of upright type. No one would think of printing books in italics. The vertical being more nearly like print, the transition from script to print will be easier for the child.
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The superintendents declare that by the vertical system all writing becomes legible; that the child of his own will, does not adopt the slant but constantly seeks the upright, that positively bad writers are a rare exception. The Superinten- dent of Wellesley says that 90 per cent. of his pupils are good writers, and none " positively bad."
The doctors assert that the vertical is natural and hygienic, that the eyes are relieved, that the danger of lateral curvature of the spine is lessened, that there is less twisting of the head and dropping of the shoulder, and that the front position aids circulation and respiration.
The agitation has brought forth a simpler script. This is particularly true of the new vertical. Only the essentials are taught. Extra loops, flourishes and connections are omitted, and large and small letters are almost identical in form. This will make the teaching easier, and the reading of written work far less wearisome.
It is therefore recommended that a vertical script, plain and simple, yet artistic, be introduced at once into the lowest grades-certainly the first, second and third, perhaps the fourth ; but, if in the fourth, no pupil who has already estab- lished a fairly good hand shall be obliged to change. In the higher grades those children who are unable to write a legible hand might profit by the vertical system.
The teachers should not be obliged to teach themselves, or to ineur any personal expense if the change is made ; but they must have instruction. To meet this need any publishing house whose books are adopted will furnish at its own expense a skilled instructor of vertical penmanship for a course of les- sons to the teachers out of school hours .. He will teach them how to teach.
PATRIOTISM.
" It shall be the duty of the school committees in the several cities and towns of the Commonwealth to provide for each schoolhouse in which public schools are maintained within
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their respective cities and towns, not otherwise supplied, a United States flag of silk or bunting, not less than four feet in length, and a suitable flagstaff or other apparatus whereby such flag may be displayed on the schoolhouse grounds or school- house buildings every school day, when the weather will permit, and on the inside of the schoolhouse on other school days."
This is the new " flag law." So far as Quincy is concerned it is superfluous, for she by inheritance and by nature is so patriotic, that for several years every school building has floated the flag and in the session preceding Memorial Day, in con- junction with the Grand Army, she has emphasized the fact that the flag is more than a "textile fabric of three different colors."
In the law is this clause, " not otherwise supplied." It is to be hoped that the Board will long be able to take advantage of this clause. If the flag floats because of the law, if the teaching of its meaning and the pledge of allegiance are a mere perfunctory duty, if it is to be furnished in the same order with paper, dusters, pencils, chalk, etc., etc., the law will become a farce. If any good is to follow such a legal command, the teacher must by his enthusiasm, his reverence, his conversation, and instruction create in the child the spirit that those who enacted the law intended should result from it. Therefore in the future, as in the past, the pupils themselves by the assis- tance of their parents and friends, should have a personal interest in their flag, because of their personal exertion in secur- ing it. The best, most successful, least burdensome way, and a method that reaches the largest number, is the use of the flag ticket furnished at the office of the Youth's Companion. These are sold for five cents. Even our smallest school can secure sufficient funds from its own district in twenty-four hours for a twelve-foot flag, and have a balance left for pictures to beautify its walls.
CONCLUSION.
In connection with this subject is a kindred matter to
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which the attention of the parents may with profit be called- one, perhaps, which is too often forgotten. Patriotism as illustrated by the flag is, indeed, of great importance ; the de- velopment of the intellect is imperative ; the drill that corrects physical weakness should be required ; the need of constant education of the moral qualities and of character building no one denies; but if the school is to make for good citizenship and for " complete living," certain other training must also be demanded. Herein every teacher in the city is doing a great work and is adding to the stability of the city, state and na- tional government.
The child is taught to recognize and respect the rights and the property of others, to be punctual in attendance and in the performance of his duties, to have a method as well as a time for his tasks, to work in unison with others, to be clean and orderly, to be economical, to apply himself, to persevere, and, in fine, to cultivate the powers of self-control, self-reliance and self-direction. The child also learns that birth, looks, creed and money must give way to brains and energy and character. He sees the value of honest work, of truthfulness, courtesy, re- spect for authority and voluntary obedience.
Such qualities as these make for better citizenship and will give the community better neighbors, better townsmen and better citizens. Such schooling as this tends to unify the races, the creeds, the classes of society and to equalize the division of wealth. Whatever unifies the nation tends to its stability.
With thanksgiving for the help and encouragement of the past year this report is respectfully submitted.
stivLuce Superintendent of Schools.
APPENDIX.
FINANCIAL REPORT, ATTENDANCE, TEACHERS,
RESIGNATIONS,
TRAINING CLASS, HIGH SCHOOL,
Q. H. S. ALUMNI,
TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION, GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATION, ADMISSION TO NORMAL SCHOOLS, SCHOOL BOARD OF 1896.
Financial Report.
SALARIES.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Frederic Allison Tupper
$2,000 00
Charles R. Tucker .
300 00
Elizabeth A. S. Ilsley
800 00
Madeleine Fish
700 00
Clara E. Thompson
600 00
Genevra Gwynn
750 00
Helen L. Follansbee
700 00
Iola L. Pearl .
200 00
Gertrude M. Colburn
174 00
Gertrude W. Hall .
70 00
Charles W. Savage
450 00
Sadie MI. Morse
250 00
$6,994 00
ADAMS SCHOOL.
James M. Nowland
$1,400 00
Williamina Birse
500 00
Eliza C. Sheahan
550 00
C. Belle Gannett
435 00
2,885 00
Amount carried forward, ·
$9,879 00
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Amount brought forward,
$9,879 00
Kate C. Bryant
441 53
Eliza F. Dolan
500 00
Jessie I. Parker
146 25
Charlotte F. Donovan
450 00
Euphrasia Hernan .
550 00
Lucy B. Tarbox
90 00
Lillie J. Heaney
15 00
Catherine T. O'Brien
200 50
Annie P. Hall
130 00
Jennie F. Griffin
7 50
$2,530 78
CODDINGTON SCHOOL.
Mary E. Dearborn .
$1,400 00
Catherine M. McGinley
462 50
Frances Forsaith
500 00
Elmira C. Mayo
475 00
Mabel E. Oxford
160 00
Lina F. Bates
485 00
Julia E. Underwood
550 00
Annie P. Hall
160 00
Alice T. Kelly
500 00
Winnifred Macdonald
285 00
Alice J. Lawrence .
255 00
Grace E. Drumm
22 50
Edith W. Jennings
120 00
Annie M. McCormick
143 00
Ethel A. Burke
40 00
Margaret A. Farrell
54 00
$5,612 00
JOHN HANCOCK SCHOOL.
Robert S. Atkins
$1,140 00
Eva E. Hall
425 00
2,565 00
Amount carried forward,
$19,586 78
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1
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Amount brought forward,
$19,586 78
Grace W. Emery
180 00
Minnie E. Welsh
450 00
Helen J. Sullivan
475 00
Helen M. West
472 63
Mary C. Parker
485 00
Mary P. Underwood
485 00
Henrietta C. Esson .
450 00
Marcella L. Pierce .
285 00
Annie M. Keenan
200 00
Eleanor G. Roche
200 00
Gertrude A. Boyd
210 00
Lillie J. Heaney
60 00
$3,952 63
LINCOLN SCHOOL.
William A. Reed
$1,240 00
Alice M. M. Richards
425 00
Daisy J. Adams
461 25
Alberta White
170 00
Minnie E. Donovan
450 00
Mary M. McNally
450 00
Nellie F. Boyd
425 62
Velma F. Curtis
500 00
Inez L. Nutting
417 50
Elizabeth Sullivan
450 00
Grace W. Emery
270 00
Evelyn G. McGinley
21 00
Augusta E. Dell
195 50
Margaret F. Talbot
200 00
Alice R. Harper
30 00
Alice M. McLean
70 00
$5,775 87
Amount curried forward, .
$29,315 28
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Amount brought forward, . $29,315 28
QUINCY SCHOOL.
J. Q. Litchfield
$1,140 00
Adelaide M. Southworth
190 00
Elva F. Bell
180 00
Elizabeth J. McNeil
500 00
Evelyn G. McGinley 230 50
Minnie F. Eaton
475 00
Maggie E. Haley
475 00
Margaret E. Burns .
500 00
Emma F. B. Merrill
300 00
Mabel P. Whitman
285 00
Minnie C. Ritter
300 00
Ellen D. Granahan .
68 00
Lillian M. Waterhouse
32 00
$4,675 50
WASHINGTON SCHOOL.
Thomas B. Pollard
$1,400 00
Mary Marden
543 13
Hattie E. Sargent
456 00
Alice L. Hatch
475 00
Mary A. Worcester
475 00
HI. Frances Cannon 450 00
Lucy W. Brown
40 00
Sarah A Malone
450 00
AAnnie P. Hall
110 00
Amelia B. Perkins
236 25
Rachel M. Fergurson
5 00
Annie S. Keenan
40 00
Augusta E. Dell
30 00
Catharine G. Meaney
12 00
$4,722 38
Amount carried forward,
$38,713 16.
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Amount brought forward, $38,713 IG
WILLARD SCHOOL.
Charles F. Merrick
$1,400 00
Sarah C. Linscott
475 00
Josephine A. Simonton
480 00
Mary L. Crowe
475 00
Mary E. Keohan
500 00
Mary B. Tenney
190 00
Ellen B. Fegan
550 00
Lillian A. Wiswell .
422 20
Carrie M. Bassick
106 25
Emeline A. Newcomb
547 25
Frances C. Sullivan
410 00
Elizabeth .A. Garrity
436 51
Nellie C. Gragg
475 00
Theresa McDonald
460 76
Mary L. Conway
500 00
Annie M. Cahill 450 00
Ellen A. Desmond . 475 00
Annie F. Burns
500 00
Abbie M. Kelly
500 00
Catharine McGovern
335 00
Annie B. Kelley
425 00
Evangeline B. Sullivan
138 13
Catharine A. Cashman
137 00
Isabella Moir . 150 00
M. Lizzie Hewitt
19 20
Mary A. White
29 25
Evelyn G. McGinley
27 00
Margaret A. Farrell
25 50
Lillian A. Heaney
82 50
Cassendana Thayer
· 10 50
Nellie E. Murphy
120 00
$10,852 05.
Amount carried forward,
$49,565 21
36
Amount brought forward,
$49,565 21
Nellie McNealy
·
.
34 50
Lauretta C. Shea
18 00
$10,904 55
WOLLASTON SCHOOL.
Charles E. Finch, Jr. 480 00
Minnie L. Riley
87 50
Annie D. Marden 470 00
Edith F. Bates 180 00
Carrie A. Crane
417 50
Mary L. Russell
170 00
Ida J. Cameron
410 00
Clara E. G. Thayer
500 00
Howard G. Kingman
780 00
Emeline C. Foster .
360 00
Bertha M. Kingman
123 75
N. Maud Thompson
285 00
Alice I. Coffin
146 25
Harriette A. Winslow
145 00
Annie M. Bennett .
267 50
Lillian M. Waterhouse
80 00
Honora G. Forrest .
20 00
Angeline M. Porter
36 00
Cassendana Thayer
48 00
$5,006 50
SPECIAL TEACHERS.
DRAWING.
Jessie N. Prince
$510 00
Charlotte A. Kendall
320 00 $830 00
Amount carried forward, $55,454 21
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Amount brought forward, $55,454 21
MUSIC.
Laura C. F. Smith . $900 00
ELEMENTARY SCIENCE.
Sarah E. Brassill $800 00
SEWING.
Fannie F. French $520 00
SUPERVISION.
H. W. Lull
$2,400 00
$4,620 00
Total
$60,074 21
Unexpended balance
5 79
$60,080 00
Appropriations
$60,080 00
FUEL.
J. F. Sheppard & Sons :
High
coal
$805 36
Adams
261 80
Coddington
197 88
John Hancock
218 22
Lincoln
66
410 88
Quincy
264 00
Washington
155 49
Willard
66
1,584 11
Wollaston
66
305 48
$4,203 22
Amount carried forward, .
$4,203 22
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Amount brought forward,
$4,203 22
Willard
wood
7 50
Wollaston 66
18 00
25 50
Cyrus Patch & Son :
High
wood
$8 50
Lincoln
7 00
Willard
31 00
Wollaston
13 65
$60 15
Thomas O'Brien & Sons :
High
wood
$39 00
Adams
66
7 00
Coddington
66
10 50
John Hancock
66
7 00
Lincoln
66
28 00
Quincy
66
21 00
Washington
14 00
Willard
66
56 00
Wollaston
66
28 00
$210 50
Total
$4,499 37
Balance
63
$4,500 00
Appropriation
$4,500 00
JANITORS.
High, S. B. Turner
$700 00
Adams, Geo. I. Linton
500 00
Coddington, E. S. Brown.
500 00
John Hancock, J. E. Maxim
516 00
Lincoln, Geo. O. Shirley
516 00
Quincy, Nath. Churchill
396 00
$3,128 00
Amount carried forward, $3,128 00
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Amount brought forward
$3,128 00
Washington, W. C. Caldwell .
378 00
Willard, Francis Welsh
1,040 00
Wollaston, F. W. Burnham
396 00
$1,814 00
Total
$4,942 00
Appropriation
$4,942 00
TRANSPORTATION.
Coddington, J. T. French
$473 00
W. D. Littlefield
188 00
Lincoln, Wilson Tisdale
180.00
Quincy, C. E. Noble
300 20
Total
$1,141 20
Unexpended balance
$8 80
$1,150 00
Appropriation and Transfer
$1,150 00
BOOKS, SUPPLIES AND SUNDRIES.
American Humane Educational So-
ciety, Dumb Animals
$20 25
Abbott & Miller, expressing
45 36
Austin & Winslow, expressing
43 80
Atkins, R. S. supplies
7 14
Allyn & Bacon, books
66 67
American Book Co., books
160 37 343 59
Amount carried forward, $343 59
40
$343 59
Amount brought forward, American School Board, periodical, Journal 2 00
Brassill, S. E. supplies
75
Barnard & Co., rebinding
223 89
Brown, E. S. labor
12 00
Burke, Jas. F. envelopes and stamps
35 60
Boston Herald Co., advertising 8 62
Burnham, F. W. labor
1 29
Beal Publishing Co., diplomas
63 25
Caldwell, Wm. C. labor .
5 00
Crane, Frank F. repairs and supplies
76 27
Citizens Gas Light Co., gas
15 00
Costain, P. W. labor
3 00
Crane & Sons, supplies .
1 15
Casson & Palmer, periodical
3 00
Castor, T. H. & Co., books
5 00
Dearborn, M. E. supplies
8 97
Doble, E. II. oil
6 57
Dimond & Co., stamps
3 20
Eagle Pencil Co., pencils and pens
127 05
Educational Publishing Co., books
13 34
Faxon, HI. H. rent and labor .
252 75
Green, Fred. F. reports and printing
140 50
Gurney, Thomas supplies
7 50
Gallagher's Express, expressing
9 65
Ginn & Co., books .
1,177 41
Guild & Co., supplies
3 40
Guy & Shaw, table
6 25
Hammett, J. H. supplies and books
1,667 96
Holden, J. O. repairs
1 50
Horgan, Robey & Co., frames
2 50
Heath, D. C. & Co., books
.
247 53
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., books
191 50
Hennessy, Jas. screen
7 00
$4,330 40
Amount carried forward,
$4,673 99
41
Amount brought forward,
$4,673 99
Holden Pat. B'k Cover Co., paper 7 50
Kingman, H. G., supplies 2 44
Kemp, John F., labor .
1 00
Kincaide & Co., chair .
7 50
Kendall, C. A,, supplies .
1 80
Lull, H. W., supplies, postage, travel, (not local,) telegrams,
care of rooms etc., 59 88
Locke, F. A., piano work 2 50 .
Litchfield, J. Q., supplies . .
10 13
Linton, Geo. I., labor ·
15 32
Leech, Shewell & Sanborn, books 66 41
Merrick, C. F., supplies .
3 96
Miller, H. T. & Sons, piano work
3 80
Merrill, J. F., oil
·
3 23
Maynard, Merrill & Co., books
2 25
Menhinick, E., vaults
59 00
McGovern Bros., paper
9 50
Martin, G. H., address
25 00
Murray, Jas. W., labor
1 00
Nowland, James M.
15 40
New York & Boston Dispatch Co., expressing .
15 20
Nash, J. W., supplies
40
Prang Educational Co., diplomas
28 75
Pierce, D. V., census
125 00
Pollard, T. B., supplies
4 55
Perry, F. J., supplies
3 65
Prince, Jessie N., supplies
8 66
Perry, Geo. S. & Co., supplies and furniture
1,803 14
Potter, John E. & Co., books .
41 00
Pettengill, C. F., repairs
·
7 75
Prescott, Geo. W. & Son, printing
85 65
$2,421 37
Amount carried forward,
$7,095 36
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Amount brought forward,
$7,095 00 Quincy Water Department :
High, water tax, $30 00
Adams,
30 00
Coddington,
15 00
John Hancock, "
30 00
Lincoln, 66
30 00
Quincy, 66 20 00
Washington, 66 20 00
Willard,
30 00
Wollaston,
66 25 00
Office, 66
6 50
$236 50
Quincy Electric Light Co., light
49 80
Roberts, J. H., repairs and supplies
13 45
Richter & Co., paper
1 90
Reed, Wm. A., supplies . .
17 63
Ziegler Elect. Co., supplies
1 50
Smith, L. C. F., music
56 85
Sanborn and Damon, repairs and labor 43 58
Shackley, Jonas, labor and supplies
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