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39. Manual for the Genearl Court.
40. Horace Mann,
41-42 How to Know the Wild Flowers,
43-44 Elementary Physical Geography,
45. Flowers and their Friends,
46. Methods and Aids in Geography,
47. House of the Seven Gables,
48. Readings from the Bible, Edited by
W. J. Onahan, J. H. Barrows, C. C. Bonney. Heilprin. Mill. Cross.
49-50 The Earth and its Story,
51-52 The Realm of Nature,
53. Color Study,
54. The Use of Models,
55. A Few Familiar Flowers,
56.
Manual of Chemistry,
57. School Physics, 58. Lessons in Elementary Physics,
Moriey. Storer. Lindsey. Avery.
Balfour. Stewart. Burton, Fiske.
59. Historical Reader,
60. The War of Independence,
61. Paradise Lost, Book I-II.
62-63 Three Episodes of Mass. History,
C. F. Adams.
64-65 American Commonwealth, Bryce.
66. Beacon Lights of Patriotism, Carrington.
90. Report of the Public Schools of the City and County of San Francisco for 1896.
91. Fræbel's Square, Dr. Albert E. Maltby.
Murray. Kidd. DeGuimps. Froebel.
Winship. Dana. R. S. Tarr. Morley. King.
Hawthorne.
130
92. Outline of Elementary Geography, F. F. Murdock. Gilson.
93. A Chart History of the Civil War.
94. The Physiography of the U. S. 95. 'A Commercial Geography, Tilden.
96. "Report of the Mass. Board of World's Fair Managers.
97. The Grammar of English Grammars, Goold Brown.
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CHAPTER 313, ACTS AND RESOLVES, 1886.
Section I. The School Committee of any city or town may elect any duly qualified person to serve as a teacher in the pub- lic schools of such city or town daring the pleasure of, such committee ; provided, that such person has served as, a teacher in the public schools of such city or town, for a period of not less than one year.
Section II. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Adopted by School Commitsee, May 9, 1889.
Voted June 4, 1889, that no teacher shall, be eligible to election to serve upon a permanent tenure , until such teacher has taught at least three years in Quincy;
Number 23. June 22, 1891.
An Ordinance Concerning Truants.
Any minor between the ages of seven and fifteen years, convicted of being an habitual truint, or of wandering about in the streets or public places, having no occupation or business not attending school, and growing up in, ignorance, shall ba committed to the Plummer Farm School at Salem, or to the County Truant School at Walpole, for such time not exceeding two years, as the justice of the district court and of East Norfolk may determine.
Records of School Committee, Feb. 3, 1891.
AN ACT RELATIVE TO VACCINATION. [Acts of 1894, Chapter 5.15.];
SEC. 2. All children who shall present a certificate signed
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by a regular practicing physician that they are unfit subjects for vaccination shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 9 of Chapter 47 of the Public Statutes excluding unvaccinated children from public schools, and all children upon such a certificate shall be exempted from the provisions of this act, and the parents'and guardians of such children shall not be liable to the penalties imposed by Section 1 of this act.
Vaccination : "All pupils who enter the public schools of Quincy after Jan. 1, 1897, must furnish a proper certificate of vaccination which shall be kept on file in the school which the pupils attend." ..... Nov. 24, 1896.
Board of Health :
"REG. 9. The Board of Health considers the following diseases as dangerous to the public health, .within the meaning of the statute : Cholera, yellow fever, small-pox, varioloid, diph- theria, membraneous croup, scarlet fever, measles, typhoid fever, typhus fever, and epidemic cere- brospinal meningitus.
.REG. 16. No child shall be allowed to attend the public schools while any member of the family to which said child belongs, is sick with a disease dangerous to the public health, or during a period of two weeks after the death, recovery or removal of such sick person; and any pupil coming from such family shall be required to pre- sent to the teacher of the school the pupil desires to attend, a certificate from the attending physi- cian and endorsed by a member of the Board of Health, of the facts necessary to entitle such child
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to admission in accordance with the above regu- lation.
REG. 20. No patient affected with any con- tagious disease will be considered well and free from isolation until the attending physician, or a physician employed by the Board of Health, cer- tifies that he has personally inspected the patient and found that he is no longer a source of danger. No such certificate will be received by the Board of Health, in case of scarlet fever, until at least three weeks have elapsed from the beginning of the illness, and desquamation is complete. No certificate of recovery, unless endorsed by a member of the Board of Health, will admit said patient to attend any school in the city.
REG. 23. No pupil affected with whooping cough or mumps shall be permitted to attend school until fully recovered.
CHAPTER 496,-ACTS AND RESOLVES OF 1896.
No days of grace, according to the custom of merchants, shall be allowed on any note, draft, check, acceptance, bill of exchange, bond or other evidence of indebtedness made, drawn or accepted by any person, or corporation after this act shall take effect, unless expressly stipulated therein, but the same shall be due and payable as therein expressed, without grace : provided, that this act shall not apply to any draft or bill of exchange drawn payable at sight.
To take effect Jan. 1, 1897.
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School Committee For 1898.
At Lurge.
MR. FRANK C. FIELD,
Term expires' 1898
MR. FRANK A. PAGE,
.. 1899
DR. HENRY C. HALLOWELL
1900
By Wards.
Ward 1. HON. CHARLES H. PORTER
Term expires 1900
Ward 2. REV. WALTER R. BREED .
66 1898
Ward 3. MISS MABEL E. ADAMS .
66
1898
Ward 4. DR. JOHN H. ASH .
1899
Ward 5. DR. WELLINGTON RECORD
66
1900
Ward 6. DR. FREDERICK J. PEIRCE
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66 1899
Chairman of the School Board, HON. CHARLES H. PORTER.
Secretary of the Board and Superintendent of Schools, HERBERT WARREN LULL. Office, No. 1 Faxon's Block, Hancock Street.
Hours : Monday, 8. to 9 p. M. ; Tuesday. and Thursday, 5 to 6 P. M. ; Friday, 12 to 1 P. M.
The regular meetings of the School Board are held at eight o'clock p. M. the last Tuesday in each month.
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STANDING SUB-COMMITTEES FOR 1898.
FOR THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.
HIGH
ADAMS
CODDINGTON
GRIDLEY BRYANT
JOHN HANCOCK
LINCOLN .
MASSACHUSETTS FIELD
QUINCY
WASHINGTON
WILLARD
WOLLASTON
Messrs. Porter, Hallowell, Breed Miss Adams, Messrs. Field, Breed Messrs. Hallowell, Breed, Porter Messrs. Porter, Ash, Field Mr. Field, Miss Adams, Dr. Ash. Messrs. Field, Ash, Miss Adams Messrs. Page, Record, Peirce, Messrs. Peirce, Record, Hallowell Messrs. Breed, Porter, Miss Adams . Messrs. Ash, Hallowell, Page . Messrs. Record, Page, Peirce
Finance and Salaries. Messrs. Porter, Page, Hallowell.
Books and Supplies. Messrs. Hallowell, Breed, Record.
Transportation. Messrs. Record, Ash, Field.
Evening Schools. Messrs. Peirce, Breed, Field.
Text Books. Messrs. Page, Peirce, Miss Adams.
Special Subjects. Miss Adams, Messrs. Field, Ash.
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Index.
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Administrative Boards
4
Address of Mayor, 1898
11
Animals and Provisions-Report of Inspector _-
159
Adams Academy-Report of Managers -
299
Appropriations, Expenditures and Balances"of 1897
109
Assessors-Report of Board
133
Births of 1897
239
burial Places, Report of Managers -
143
City Auditor, Report of -
33
Advertising,'Printing and Stationery
45
Almshouse
41
Annual Appropriations -
33
Assessors-Miscellaneous
48
Assessors-Books. Binding and Postage
49
Assessors-Transfers
48
Assessors-Clerical Services
47
Board of Health-Miscellaneous
66
Board of Health-Inspection
69
Board of Health -- Abating Nuisances
67
Board of Health-Inspection of Plumbing
69
Bridges
49
Burial Places
50
Burial Places-Perpetual Care Fund
29
City Debt -
54
Clerk to Executive Departments
55
Clerk to City Clerk
98
Clerk to Tax Collector
99
Clerk to Trersurer
98
Contingent Fund - -
51
Copeland Street Paving -
96
490
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City Auditor, Report of (Continued.)
Debt Statement - 118
Decoration Day Expenses
26
Debt Due in 1898 -
118
Enforcement of Liquor Laws
77
Engineering
56
Faxon Road
96
Fire Department-Repairs
57
Fire Department-Pay of Men -
57
Fire Department-Miscellaneous Expenses
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59
Fire Department-Horse Shoeing and Keeping Fire Department-Firemen's Clothing -
63
Fire Department-Fuel -
63
Fire Department-Lighting Engine Houses
59
Fire Department-Fire Alarm
63
Fire Department-New Hose, Horses and Harness
62
Fire Department-Keeping Chief's Horse
63
Fountains
73
Garbage
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65
Highways - -
86
Interest Account -
39
Law Library
69
Library, Thomas Crane Public-Books -
69
Library-Salaries and Assistants
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36
Library-Fuel and Lighting
70
Library-Periodicals, Printing and Binding
70
Library-Insurance
71
Library-Miscellaneous -
71
Library-Catalogue Fund
72
Miller Stile Road - -
95
Miscellaneous City Expenses
72
Newcomb Street-Extension
98
Pay of City Officers
52
Parks
79
Playgrounds
55
Playgrounds Debt -
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118
Police-Special
78
Police Station
78
Police-Permanent
37
Police, Chief of -
37
Poor out of Almshouse
43
Quincy City Hospital
35
Removal of Snow -
101
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PAGE.
City Auditor, Report of, (Continued.)
Repair Public Buildings -
. 79
Repairs, Schoolhouses
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82
Schoolhouses, Wards 4 and 5
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99
School Appropriations
37
Sewer Debt -
118
Sewer Expenses -
90
Sidewalks and Edgestones
102
State Aid-Chapter 301
37
State Aid-Chapter 279
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37
Statements of Appropriations, Expenditures, Balances, etc.
109
Statement of City Debt.
116
Street Lighting
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100
Temporary Loans
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41
Tide Gate at Almshouse -
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96
Water Debt
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Watering Streets - -
101
Water Supply-Extension 1897 -
106
Water Supply -- Maintenance
103
Whitwell Street -
96
City Clerk, Report of
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237
Marriages of 1897
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261
Deaths of 1897
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271
Election Returns, 1897
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283
Jury List for 1898
291
City Council, 1898
6
City Government-1898
3
City Physician, Report of
149
City Treasurer-Report of -
21
Report of Woodward Fund and Property
307
Report on Rock Island Fund
29
Report of Cotton C. Johnson Fund
29
Report of Perpetual Care Fund -
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29
Premium Account, Sewerage Loan
30
Commissioner of Public Works, Report of
121
Department Officials
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3
Debt Statement
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118
Election Returns -
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283
Executive Officers -
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3
Fire Department-Report of Chief
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179
Fire Alarm, Boxes
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181
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Births of 1897 -
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Deaths of 1897
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271
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239
Soldiers' Relief-Chapter 447
37
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492
PAGE.
Fire Department .- Fires, Losses, etc., in 1897
Losses and Insurance
184 184
Alarms in 1897 - - - -
184
Days of Alarms - -
184
Permanent Force -
181
Financial Report of Auditor
57
Health Department-Report of Board - Inspector's Report
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151
Inspector of Plumbing, Report of
157
, Johnson Fund, Cotton C .- Report of Treasurer
29
Jury List for 1898
291
Law Department-Report of City Solicitor
233
Legislative Department
6
Marriages for 1897 -
261
Mayor's Address of 1898 -
11
Milk Inspection-Report of Inspector -
163
Park Commissioners-Report of
139
Playgrounds
139
Police Department
7
Police Department-Report of Chief
169
Police Department-Inspector's Report
176
Poor Department-Report of Overseer Auditor's Account -
41
Public Works, Department of-Report
121
Public Library, Thomas Crane-Report of Trustees Treasurer's Statement -
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203
Rock Island Fund-Report of Treasurer
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29
School Committee-See Index Page 494
225
Tax Collector-Report of -
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Water Department-Report of Commissioners
209
Report of Superintendent
213
Maintenance Account
210
Construction Account
210
Pipe Laid -
220
Gates in Use -
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217
Debt for Water
211
Financial Report of Auditor
103
Receipts and Expenditures
210
Woodward Fund-Report of Managers -
305
Report of Treasurer of Fund
307
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199
Sewerage Commissioners, Report of
137
Treasurer's Report -
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219
Location of Hydrants
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165
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155
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Woodward Fund .- Continued.
Cost of Institute - -
309
Maintenance of Institute
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312
312 Income Account - -
Woodward Institute-Report of Board of Directors
317
Course of Study -
342
Report of Principal
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319
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Index == School Committee.
PAGE.
Schools -- Report of School Committee
Report of Superintendent -
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9
School Committee of 1897 -
3
School Committee of 1898 -
135
Standing Committees of 1897
4
Standing Committees of 1898
136
Census of Children
18
Evening Schools -
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24
Financial Report - -
53
Attendance of Pupils -
69
Teachers
83
Resignations of Teachers in 1897 -
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89
Training Class -
91
High School Graduation -
93
High School Report of Head-Master
41
Fourth Prize Speaking Contest
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97
High School Alumni Association -
105
Teachers' Association
106
Grammar School Graduation
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107
Data of Quincy
113
Books for Teachers' Reading
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123
Teachers' Library -
128
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