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THOMAS SCHOOL.
Nellie Hammond, teaching 54 weeks, at $8.50
$289 00
Nellie McManus, care of school-room .
12 25
H. A. Brummett,
8 00
Robinson & Jones, 1 cord wood .
8 50
S. M. Thomas, 4 cords wood
28 00
$345 75
LOKERVILLE SCHOOL.
Nellie R. Rice, teaching 34 weeks, at $9
$306 00
care of room
23 25
Robinson & Jones, 2} tons coal
18 75
A. G. Rice, ¿ cord wood
4 00
$352 00
RUTTER SCHOOL.
Carrie M. Lee, teaching 34 weeks, at $9
$306 00
" care of room
11 00
W. Randolph, 66
6 00
L. Brooks, ¿ cord wood
3 50
Cyrus Lec, 3 66
3 50
$330 00
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CENTRE PRIMARY.
Ella A. Wheeler, teaching 23 weeks, at $9 .
$207 00
Hattie E. Reeves, “ 11 at $9 . 99 00
J. Parmenter, care of room, 1 term 6 60
G. Parmenter, 6: 2 terms . 6 60
Leonard Draper 1 term 6 00
$325 20
NORTH SCHOOL.
E. N. Morse, teaching 34 weeks, at $8 $272 00
H. Whittemore, care of room 5 80
T. Maynard 9 30
E. J. Whittemore, cleaning and repairing room
5 00
T. Maynard, ¿ cord wood 4 00
J. M. & H. D. Parmenter, 2 cords wood . 16 00
SUMMARY. $312 10
For teaching
$3,573 00
" fuel
297 65
" care of rooms
268 80
Knight & Adams, two dictionaries
16 00
Total .
$4,155 45
FURNISHING SCHOOL AT LOKERVILLE.
N. E. School Furnishing Co., furniture
$121 75
E. A. Peirce, journey to Boston 3 00
work in school-house 5 00
E. W. Marston, labor and material
17 47
Total . $147 22
REPAIRS ON CENTRE GRAMMAR SCHOOL-HOUSE.
Horace Heard, agent, repairing and painting $199 53
CABINET FOR LIBRARY.
J. S. Draper, agent 4 $45 00
50
LIBRARY.
J. S. Draper, services as librarian, with assistant $150 00
G. A. Leach,
assistant-librarian 50 00
C. A. Parker, expressing books between Wayland and Cochituate 67 00 ·
J. S. Draper, Estes & Lauriat's bill (no items) 54 69
agent, book purchased 97 67
Robert Irwin, wood for library 23 34
Total .
$442 70
CEMENTING CELLAR AT TOWN-HOUSE AND LOCK-UP.
H. P. Sherman, clearing, grading, and cementing cellar $155 00
G. M. Dixon, labor and material for lock-up . 125 00
T. S. Sherman, time and team to Framingham, Natick, and Waltham, and services as committee on cellar and lock-up
10 00
Total .
$290 00
REPAIRING CULVERTS.
H. R. Newton, labor on culverts $43 25
66 material for culverts 3 39
M. Gilfoil, labor on culverts 27 75
Total .
$74 39
INTEREST.
Horace Heard, Treasurer (for items see Treasurer's report) $5,180 90
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Firemen's pay for year ending May 1, 1881 $200 00
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Expenditures (for items see Overseers' report) $663 75
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PROSECUTING VIOLATION OF LIQUOR LAW.
D. D. Griffin, services as prosecuting agent $34 55
paid counsel in liquor cases 5 00
66 teams and horse-hire 35 25
Total
$74 80
COLLECTION OF TAXES.
L. H. Sherman, fees for 1880 $300 00
ROOM FOR INSANE.
W. M. Fullick, 7 days' labor $17 50
66 66 lumber, $31.70 ; nails, .80 cts. 32 50
Total
$50 00
CONTINGENT.
Expenditures (for items see Treasurer's report) . . $4,856 74
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Expenditures (see Treasurer's report ) . .
. $1,091 52
GRAVEL.
Horace Heard, purchasing gravel
$150 00
MAINTENANCE OF WATER-WORKS.
W. H. Bent, Treas. Water Commissioners . $300 00
A. H. Bryant, Chairman Water Commissioners 1,000 00
66 300 00
66
200 00
Total
. $1,800 00
SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Expenditures (see Treasurer's report) . $632 50
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INCIDENTALS.
W. M. Fullick, work on Lokerville school-house . $3 50
39 ft. pine, $1.76; 2 locks, 80 cts. ; knob, 20 cts. . 2 76 · . 66 nails, 24 cts. ; screws, 10 cts. ; lumber, 36 cts. 70
C. A. Parker, express fees . 2 15
W. H. Jessup, cleaning out well, $2 ; privy, $3 5 00
C. Holbrook, thermometers and clocks, and repairing . 5 50 Howe & Co., expressing school-furniture 1 87
W. H. Warren, 2 dust-pans, $1 ; stove, $5 ; zinc, 60 cts. 6 60
66 pipe, collar, damper, and labor . 1 40
66 poker, 20 cts. ; lifter, 15 cts. ; shaker, 15 cts. ; shovel, 20 cts. . ·
70
66 tin, 30 cts. ; labor, 20 cts. ; drip-pan, 75 cts. ; collar, 15 cts. .
1 40
66 stove-pipe, $4.40 ; lining, $1.50 ; bolts, 20 cts. .
6 10
66 repairing stoves, $5.85 ; lining, $1.50 . 7 35
labor, $2.27 ; ash-pan, 75 cts. 3 02
J. S. Draper, cash paid for lantern 2 00
repairing boxes, $1 ; new box, $2 . 3 00
T. S. Sherman, lumber for gas-machine, and labor 1 50
66 repairs, 55 cts. ; mdse. for hall, 75 cts. 1 30
6. perambulating town lines 5 00
W. Hammond,
5 00
Thomas Evans, labor on culverts . 12 00
C. A. Parker, express fees . 1 50
C. H. Boodey, postage and stationery . . 3 00
E. L. Barry, stationery, $2.50 ; express, 15 cts. 2 65
A. W. Videon, labor on roads 6 00
Edward Carter, Assessors' books 7 46
W. B. Knapp, 1 pump, $15 ; air-chamber, $3.70 18 70
H. L. Wells, printing warrants, $6.50; posters, $4, 10 50
P. A. Leary, spring for ladder, $1 ; bolts 50 cts. ·
1 50
Amount carried forward,
$129 16
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Amount brought forward, $129 16
P. A. Leary, pole-irons, $1.50; rings, 25 cts. ;
wrench, 50 cts. 2 25
66 window-bars, $4.70; pick, 10 cts .; bolts, 36 cts. . 5 16
D. Donovan, painting hearse, $20 ; rocker-bed, $2.75, 22 75
repairs on iron work .
.
15 56
Robert Erwin, 22 cords wood · T. S. Sherman, cash paid for surveying, and plan of road from W. R. Dudley to Reeves estate . 3 50
1 40
Charles Moulton, sawing wood, $3 ; putting into cellar, $2.12 5 12
· C. M. Peirce, carting gasoline, $3.20 ; returning barrels, $1 4 20
T. W. Frost, painting ; labor, $1.75 ; material, $2.25 . 4 00
Union Lumber Co., 1468 ft. plank (purpose not stated), lumber furnished 27 61
24 17
Walworth Manufacturing Co., 4 bbls. gasoline 46 94
Thomas Maynard, damage done to sleigh . 6 00
T. S. Sherman, time and expense to West Boylston 6 00
M. C. Warren & Co., lock and keys . 3 75
C. H. Hicks, nails, $1.99 ; screws, 82 cts. ; lock, 25 cts. 3 06
66 zinc, $1.49 ; staples, 5 cts. 1 54
H. L. Wells (outstanding order, Feb. 1, 1881) 6 00
J. C. Butterfield 6 10
Total
$324 27
CREDIT BILLS. SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL-HOUSES.
E. A. Peirce, four journeys to Boston . $6 00
work at Centre Grammar school-room 1 50
66 Thomas school 1 25
Rutter school-room 2 50
66 10 writing-books for Rutter school . 1 25
66
8 " Centre primary 1 00
66 cash paid for basket for Centre Grammar 90
Amount carried forward,
$14 40
54
Amount brought forward, $14 40
Cyrus Lee, repairs in Rutter school-room . 80
setting six panes of glass in Rutter school- house 84
setting two panes of glass in Thomas school- house 30
·
Geo. A. Rice, platform for pump at Lokerville school- house · 1 50
C. A. Parker, express fees 3 25
S. A. Holton, four books . 3 67
J. B. Yeager, work at Grammar school-house, Cochit- uate 1 50
French & Dakin, heater for Intermediate school, Cochituate 30 00
C. W. Dascomb, setting glass · 32 00
repairs at school-houses 7 50
13 lbs. paint
2 60
William Videon, work at Thomas school
1 00
66 Rutter 66 1 00
W. M. Fullick, lock for school-house . 2 50
G. W. Dixon, repairs on Rutter school-house labor and material, Centre Grammar .
1 50
40
D. O. Frost, 913 lbs. pipe (South Grammar and Thomas schools) 18 39
66 putting up pipe
4 00
3 hods, $3 ; 2 dust-pans, $1.50; 1 box, 50 cts. .
5 00
top to pump, $1 ; repairs on pumps, $4 5 00
E. H. Butler, 15 boxes crayon, $3.40 ; 4 bottles ink, $2.76 · 6 16
66 3 dusters, $12 ; 36 erasers, $9 21 00
16 yds Holland, $3.20 ; 8 curtain-fixtures, $4.00 7 20
66 1 mat, $1.50 ; 3 brooms, 95 cts. ; 1 water- pail, 20 cts. 2 65
2 brushes, $2.25 ; book-keeping, $1.15 . 3 40
Amount carried forward
$177 56
55
Amount brought forward, $177 56 E. H. Butler, 3 writing-books, 42 cts. ; stationery, 10 cts. 52
41 97
L. K. Lovell, 10 boxes crayon, $2.60 ; 4 brooms, $1.35, 8 bottles ink, $4 ; glass, 40 cts. ; basin, 25 cts. ·
4 65
66 2 drinking cups, 20 cts. ; 1 dipper, 25 cts. ; brush, 30 cts. .
75
3 yds. crash, 27 cts .; 1 writing-book, 15 cts. . 42
66 11 school-books (different kinds) .
4 17
Total . $233 99
LOCK-UP.
W. M. Fullick, 3 days'labor, $7.50 ; raising floor, $1.50, $9 00
plank, $21.48 ; bar and bolts for door, $1.50 ·
22 98
hinges and bolts, $1.25 ; sheathing, 78 cts., nails, $1 . 3 03
N. Haynes, rent of land for lock-up 25 00
Total $60 01
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Ralph Bent, services as engineer
$10 00
D. W. Ricker, “
10 00
W. M. Fullick, "
10 00
H. & L. Co. No. 1, services of steward 12 00
Hose Co. No. 1,
12 00
H. & L. Co. No. 1, bolts, springs, pulleys, etc., for door . 5 00
H. & L. Co. No. 1, 2 hooks for truck 1 00
Peter Cormier, repairs on H. & L. truck
75
" ladder
1 50
Bishop & Bros., one 18-foot ladder
5 40
Gray & Ripley, burners for lanterns
1 10
Amount carried forward,
$68 75
62 school-books (different kinds) . ·
3 95
56
Amount brought forward, $68 75 65
Gray & Ripley, burners for lanterns
L. Morse, 45 overcoats 40 50
E. C. Hudson, marking coats
8 60
66 painting ladder 1 00
C. A. Parker, expressing . 2 00
C. W. Dascomb, labor on engine-house 1 25
66 7 lbs. paint, $1.40 ; soldering tin, $1.15 2 55
W. M. Fullick, repairing ladder and material 4 31
Robinson & Jones, S feet of wood, $7.70 ; } ton coal, $4.12 . 11 82
E. P. Butler, 11 chinneys, $1.06; 5 burners, $1.25 2 31
66 66 oil, $1.06; wicks, 12 cts. 1 18
66
66 3 lamps, $2.25 ; 3 hangers, $2.25 . 4 50
Total $149 42
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
H. G. Hammond, snow-work, men and teams $40 20
Chas. Fairbanks, 184 loads of gravel 9 20
G. A. Rice, snow-bill 10 80
T. S. Sherman, snow-bill
3 60
A. Farr, care of lantern on highway 3 00
J. N. Moore, gravel for 1879 and 1880 9 00
G. W. Videon, labor on roads 3 75
C. B. Heard, labor on railroad crossing 1 00
66 60 labor on roads (men and oxen) 40 63
D. H. Peirce, snow-work 11 85
Melvin Sherman, 218 loads of gravel, at 5 cts. 66 labor on roads 39 30
10 90
J. W. Parmenter, 154 loads of gravel, at 8 cts. 12 32
snow-bill 31 50
66 snow-bill 18 75
W. Videon, labor on roads
5 85
S. D. Bryden, labor on roads
5 25
snow-bill 51 15
Chas. Fairbanks, snow-work
23 10
'Total .
$331 15
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LIBRARY.
J. S. Draper, services preparing catalogues $9 00
Rockwell & Churchill, printing catalogues . 60 00
C. A. Parker, express fee 25
Total . $69 25
WATER-WORKS.
W. H. Bent, 3 years' services as Water Commissioner, $60 00 James M. Bent, services as construction committee on water-works 75 00
Chas. H. Boodey, services as construction committee on water-works 75 00
A. H. Bryant, services as construction committee on water-works ·
75 00
· James A. Bent, services as construction committee on water-works 75 00
Chas. Fairbanks, services as construction committee on water-works 75 00
H. W. Blaisdell, preparing plate of water-works pump- ing-engine 15 00
C. W. Dascomb, paint and labor on hydrants 14 50
G. A. Rice, cash paid for iron for cistern cover 1 25
1 gallon sperm oil, $1.60 ; 1 lock, 33 cts. . 1 93
66 care of gate-house, from April, 1880, to April, 1881 . ·
52 00
1 street-winch, $2.50 ; files, $1.17, $3 67
66 labor on reservoir 10 50
two days to Waltham, with team, 5 00
66 1 broom, 33 cts. ; glass, 50 cts. 83
labor and material on pump ·
5 81
1} gallons sperm oil 2 40
66 care of gate-house, Jan. 1, 1879, to April 1, 1880 65 00
Total
$93 24
Credit by old lumber, etc. 16 00
77 24
Total
$596 92
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SCHOOL-HOUSE HALL.
E. P. Butler, 86 gallons oil, $16.43 ; ¿ gross matches,
$1.70 $18 13
7 brooms, $2.05 ; 2 doz. wicks, 25 cts. .
2 30
66 4 pa. pearline, 80 cts. ; 1 lantern, $1 1 80
Total .
$22 23
TOWN HALL.
H. B. Braman, Horace Heard, R. T. Lombard, and A.
H. Bryant, for services as Town Hall building committee $150 00
T. S. Sherman, services as janitor 65 00
Walworth Mfg. Co., 1 barrel gasoline 12 82
C. F. Jones, carting 4 barrels gasoline, and returning barrels .
L. K. Lovell, nails, 13 cts. ; shorts, 22 cts. ; pins, 10 cts. ·
3 00
3 brushes, 83 cts. ; 3 pails, 75 cts. ; shovel, 20 cts. 1 78
wicks, 10 cts .; 2 mirrors, 30 cts. ; pearline, 15 cts. .
55
paper, 8 cts. ; chimney, 12 cts. ·
20
oil, chimney, etc., 74 cts .; water- pitcher, 72 cts. 1 46
Total .
$235 26
CEMETERY.
J. C. Butterfield, services as Superintendent of Lake- view cemetery . $15 00 ·
Charles Fairbanks, breaking road in cemetery ·
1 00
J. A. Roby, labor on fence in North cemetery labor in North and South Centre
$13 80
cemeteries
5 55
$19 35
credit, by one lot sold
1 00
18 35
Total .
$34 35
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TOWN CLERK.
Henry Wight, recording 58 births, $29 ; 15 marriages,
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$32 00 $3 recording 25 deaths, $8.75 ; perambula- tion town lines, $1.50 10 25
journey to Cambridge, $1.50; counting votes, $1.50 3 00
cash paid J. Everett, returns of deaths . 1 25
66 express fees, $2.05 ; postage 24 cts. 2 29
Total .
$48 79
SELECTMEN.
L. K. Lovell, stationery, 58 cts. ; ink, 50 cts. $1 08 . . rubber-bands, 15 cts. ; mucilage, 15 cts. 30
C. A. Parker, express fees 3 55
Total .
·
$4 93
MISCELLANEOUS.
T. S. Sherman, care of town-clock $20 00
J. Bullard, return of deaths 2 50 ·
J. C. Butterfield, return of deaths, $2.75 ; postage and stationery, $1.00 3 75
Rand, Avery & Co., printing town reports . 89 25
T. Hinds, injury to horse on highway 25 00
E. L. Barry, printing warrants .
5 00
Chas. H. Rice, examining Collector's book .
25 00
A. H. Bryant, services as committee on Collector's account 15 00
E. A. Atwood, sealing weights and measures 10 00
C. A. Parker, express fees . ·
80
E. R. & S. Hoar, advice to H. B. Braman, power to sell land . 15 00
Amount carried forward,
$211 30
60
Amount brought forward, $211 30 E. R. & S. Hoar, advice to C. H. Boodey, as to abate- ment of taxes 5 00 · advice to Selectmen, as board of 1 health 10 00
W. B. Ward, services on dogs, $5 ; notifying officers,
$5.50 10 50
printing warrants, $4 ; posting warrants, $8 12 00 ·
D. W. Ricker, posting warrants, $5 ; services on dogs, $2 7 00
notifying town officers 2 25 .
Orrin Loker, for use of teams 11 50
C. F. Bigelow, 3 boxes crayon, 75 cts. ; stationery, 85 cts. 1 60 ·
1 book, 42 cts .; 1 recipe, 42 cts. ; 1 plaster, 25 cts. ·
1 09
1 rubber air-cushion, $4; S. spirits nitre, 25 cts. . · 4 25
.: red seak, 25 cts .; carbolic acid, 40 cts. ; medicine, 75 cts. . 1 40
glycerine and tannin, 35 cts. ; quinia and nitre, 25 cts. . 60
J. H. Harris, labor, $2.60 ; pipe, 60 cts. ; teanes, $1 ; elbow, 10 cts. . ·
4 30
66 farm (no item), 35 cts. ; 37 pounds grate, $3.70 . 4 05
L. K. Lovell, labor and material on town-scales . ·
1 75
spikes for bridge, 24 cts. ; powder and fuse, 25 cts. 49
stationery, 50 cts. ; ink, 6 cts. 56
Total .
$289 64
Total amount of credit bills
. $2,075 94
JAMES H. ROTHWELL,
Auditor.
FEBRUARY 1, 1882.
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF WAYLAND,
FROM
FEB. 1, 1881, TO FEB. 1, 1882.
RPOR
ATED
LA
A
ND.
1635.
EAST SUDBURY
FOUNDED
0821
₹1835
BOSTON : PRESS OF ROCKWELL AND CHURCHILL, No. 39 ARCH STREET. 1882.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The School Committee of Wayland would submit, in accordance with the provisions of law, the following report of the schools of the town, for the year ending February 1, 1882 : -
The number of the schools has been increased during the year by one, making eleven.
The committee congratulate themselves and the town on the im- provement of the schools during the year. None of the committee are new to the schools this year ; and, therefore, we can judge very accurately as to their efficiency this year with last, and we are more than satisfied. The advance has not been great ; but there has been progress. As a whole, we look with satisfaction on the year's work. We do not pretend to say that all we desired, or could have wished, in every case, has been reached ; but we have very little to complain of, while we have much to rejoice over, in the year's work. Every teacher, without exception, has devoted time and energy unflinchingly to the work. The result is good.
The committee had no desire to change any of the teachers, but have been obliged to accept resignations in some cases. Mrs. E. Wheeler, of the Centre Primary, was obliged to give up her school, by reason of poor health, at the spring term. We were exceed- ingly sorry to lose so valuable a teacher from a school she had taught so long ; but were very fortunate in the success of Miss Hattie Reeves, who taught one term as a substitute. This was Miss Reeves' first attempt at teaching ; but she filled the vacancy satisfactorily.
Mrs. Wheeler was able, with the fall term, to resume her old position. Her long service in that school needs no words to tell of her work.
Mrs. N. L. Palmer, at the end of the fall term, said her health would not allow her to teach the winter term. Reluctantly we
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accepted Mrs. Palmer's resignation. The work that Mrs. Palmer had done in this school, the Intermediate, during the three terms she had taught it, was among the best efforts at school discipline and training we have ever seen. We need not say we regretted the loss of her services. The time was short in which to find such a teacher as we wanted for so difficult a school. But circum- stances were wonderfully favorable, in bringing within reach Miss L. A. Dean, of Brockton, a teacher of large experience, who made Mrs. Palmer's place good, which is saying all that is needed.
Miss Nellie Hammond resigned the Thomas District school, to take a better opening in another State, at the end of the fall term. Miss Hammond began her experience in teaching at this school : and, during the four terms she taught, succeeded admirably.
Miss Hattie Reeves took the school, and did excellent work during the winter term.
The other teachers have held their places for some length of time; some of them for a long number of years; and this is certainly all that needs to be said of their efficiency. An old teacher, though, needs to take special pains that she does not get into a routine and a monotonous way of teaching. Freshness and vigor are always necessary, and all the more necessary when scholars have been long accustomed to their teacher's ways and methods.
The other teachers are as follows : Lokerville, Miss Nellie R. Rice ; Rutter school, Miss C. M. Lee; First Primary, Gracie C. Langmaid ; North school, Miss E. N. Morse ; South Grammar, George M. Stroud ; Centre Grammar school, W. R. Brown ; and Miss Lizzie M. Norton, Second Primary.
The crowded condition of the First Primary school necessitated an outlet in some way. After carefully canvassing the matter, the committee decided it best to have a new school in one of the anterooms of the building. It was not a suitable room ; but the best we had at our command. Miss Lizzie Moore was placed in charge. The room is too small; and it disturbs the school in the adjoining room. As there seems no prospect of the number of scholars belonging in this grade to be less, action should be taken to provide more suitable accommodations.
The action of the committee has been somewhat criticised in starting this new school. If the critic would take into considera-
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tion one or two circumstances, we think he would see the injustice of the criticism. The room was so crowded that seats could not be provided for all. The law requires the committee to furnish suitable accommodations for every scholar of proper age. There is no discretion in the matter.
Manifestly, putting these little ones on settees or chairs so high that their feet could not touch the floor was not providing suita- ble accommodations, to say nothing of the teacher's ability to teach from 60 to 75 scholars, and do them anything like justice. Three methods of relief offered themselves for the future : First, to send a sufficient number up into the grade above, to relieve this room of its pressure ; but the present grading of the schools is very faulty, and hinders very materially the efficiency of the schools. The committee have had under consideration, for more than a year, ways and means to improve and make something like a system in the grade, and thought we began to see light, and that in a little time we could require each scholar to reach a certain point in his studies, and then pass required tests to pass up into the grade above. Something of this is absolutely needed. But the passing up twenty or more scholars from the primary school, simply to make room, was to undo all we have done,-to make confusion and chaos, and practically to abolish all grades, and send scholars where it would be most convenient. The second was to pass an order that no more children be born till we get the present lot educated, which we respectfully referred to the medical member of the committee, who declines, however, to act a la Pharaoh. Some people in town would, doubtless, be glad to see this last effected. But we cannot take the responsibility. The third was to create a new school, which was thought best. We wish a room would be provided so that the primary might be divided into two schools of equal size.
There has been one case requiring severe action by the commit- tee. A boy of the Second Primary had long disturbed the har- mony and discipline of the school. At last, after trying mild methods without success, we were forced to take him before the district juvenile court, who caused his removal from town.
EDW. A. PEIRCE, CHAS. H. BOODEY, FAYETTE NICHOLS.
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The committee recommend that the sum of $4,000 be appro- priated for the support of schools the present year.
SPRING.
FALL.
WINTER.
Av. Membership.
Av. Attendance.
Av. Membership.
Av. Attendance.
Av. Membership.
Av. Attendance.
Cochituate Grammar
45
42
45
41
42
38
Intermediate
37
32
32
29
30
29
Primary
40
36
38
35
31
27
56
49
44
37
47
45
66
Primary
28
24
24
19
Centre Grammar
20
18
21
19
19
17
66
Primary
32
27
31
26
39
32
Lokerville Primary
37
31
40
37
25
22
Rutter Primary
29
25
28
25
27
23
Thomas Primary
14
13
13
11
11
9
North Primary
10
9
10
9
14
12
Primary
OFFICIAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OF WAYLAND,
FOR ITS
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD MUNICIPAL YEAR,
FROM
FEB. 1, 1882, TO FEB. 1. 1883.
RP
RATED
LA
ND.
1635.
FOUNDr )
EAST SUDBURY
17
1835
BOSTON : PRESS OF ROCKWELL AND CHURCHILL. No. 39 ARCH STREET. 1883.
OFFICIAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OF WAYLAND,
FOR ITS
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD MUNICIPAL YEAR,
FROM
FEB. 1, 1882, TO FEB. 1, 1883.
RPOR
A
TED
N
(LA
NO.
1635.
EAST SUDBURY
FOUNDED
0821
183
BOSTON : PRESS OF ROCKWELL AND CHURCHILL, No. 39 ARCH STREET. 1883.
OFFICERS OF THE TOWN, 1882.
CHARLES H. BOODEY,
Selectmen. THEO. S. SHERMAN, W. H. BENT.
Assessors.
EDWARD CARTER, ISAAC DAMON,
MYRON W. BENT,
LAFAYETTE DUDLEY, A. F. PENDLETON.
JOHN C. BUTTERFIELD,
Overseers of the Poor. CHARLES FAIRBANKS,
GEO. A. RICE.
Town Clerk. HENRY WIGHT.
Treasurer. HENRY WIGHT.
Auditor. JAMES H. ROTHWELL.
H. G. HAMMOND, GEORGE H. WIGHT, B. M. FOLSOM,
Highway Surveyors. GEORGE A. RICE, JOSIAH W. PARMENTER, SAMUEL M. THOMAS, CHARLES FAIRBANKS, ROBERT ERVING,
A. J. PENDLETON,
GEORGE E. SHERMAN.
Constables.
DANIEL W. RICKER,
WILLARD B. WARD,
ANDREW S. MORSE, D. D. GRIFFIN.
WILLIAM C. NEAL,
School Committee.
CHARLES H. BOODEY, FAYETTE NICHOLS, B. M. FOLSOM.
Water Commissioners.
CHARLES H. BOODEY, W. H. BENT, A. H. BRYANT.
Sealer of Weights and Measures. EDWARD A. ATWOOD ..
Trustees of Allen Fund.
JAMES S. DRAPER, S. M. THOMAS, ISAAC DAMON.
Field Drivers.
W. A. JESSOP, JOHN CARR.
BRIGHAM FAY,
Measurers of Wood. EDWARD CARTER, L. K. LOVELL.
Surveyors of Lumber.
EDWARD MARSTON, G. W. DIXON, EDWARD CARTER.
Superintendents of Cemeteries.
JOHN C. BUTTERFIELD, JOHN CARR.
Fence Viewers.
WILLARD B. WARD, JOSEPH A. ROBY, A. J. PUFFER.
Commissioners of Sinking-Fund. LUTHER H. SHERMAN, S. M. THOMAS.
W. H. BENT,
Collector of Taxes. WILLARD B. WARD.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT, 1882.
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.
Births in 1882
41
Males
20
Females
21
Of native parentage
14
Of foreign parentage
16
Of native and foreign father and mother
11
In Cochituate Village
34
Marriages
19
Native birth of both
8
Foreign birth of both .
4
Deaths .
27
Males
20
Females
7
Native birth
23
Foreign birth
4
Number under 5 years
3
Number over 70 years
9
Oldest person, Edward Hammond
90
Causes of Deaths, as certified.
Consumption and disease of lungs .
6
Old age
5
Infantile
5
Disease of bowels .
2
Heart disease
1
Apoplexy
1
Dysentery
1
4
Dogs licensed, 1882
124
Males
111
Females . .
13
Paid County Treasurer
. $262 20
HENRY WIGHT, Town Clerk.
WAYLAND, February 15, 1883.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1883.
Total value of real estate, May 1, 1882 . $978,225 00
Total value of personal estate, May 1, 1882 . 205,481 00
Total
. $1,183,706 00
Tax assessed on estates for town purposes $15,149 36
Overlayings . 100 61
Assessed on polls for State tax ($1 each)
512 00
Balance of State tax assessed on estates
728 00
Assessed on polls for County tax ($1 each) 467 33
Overlayings on County tax .
44 67
Total assessed for all purposes $17,001 97
Total overlayings
$145 28
Rate of tax per $1,000
$13 50
Town appropriations included in above assessments : -
For school, including tuition, fuel, and care of school-
rooms $4,000 00
" highways and bridges
1,000 00
" support of poor 600 00
" collection of taxes . 250 00
" abatement of taxes .
200 00
" firemen's pay .
224 00
" salaries of town officers
700 00
" hydrants .
348 00
" incidentals
500 00
" interest on town debt exclusive of water debt
4,000 00
" credit bills
1,600 00
" prosecution of illegal sale of liquor . 200 00
Amount carried forward,
$13,622 00
6
Amount brought forward,
$13,622 00
For library .
. 200 00
" road-scrapers . 100 00
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