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" note dated Jan. 23, 1882.
37 95
" road from Tower Hill to Maloy's corner ·
100 00
" collection of taxes, 1879 . 100 00
" overpaid interest 89 41
" land damages for widening road near Wm. R. Dud- ley's home . 250 00
" to pay for land and moving engine-house . · 650 00
Total
$15,149 36
The following taxes, assessed the current year 1882, have been abated by the Assessors : -
John Lamarine, real estate
$1 35
Frank Lupien,
2 03
Edward P. Bond, 4 05
Charles W. Loker, "
2 03
Lafayette Dudley, personal property, illegal assessment . 24 30
Andrew S. Morse, personal estate
68
James R. Adams' estate, real estate
3 38
Treasurer of 1st Parish, personal estate
8 78
Total
$46 60
Abatement of taxes for 1881, asked for by Collector : -
Nelson Marso, poll-tax . $1 90
Sydney Marso,
.
1 90
Wm. H. Brown, 6 6 1 90 .
Hamilton Boyd, 66
1 90
Wm. Murphy, 66
1 90
Chas. J. Newton, “
1 90
John H. Peirce, 6
1 90
Frank Coursies, 6 6 1 90
Amount carried forward,
$15 20
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Amount brought forward,
$15 20
Chas. Derosa, poll-tax .
1 90
John Foster, 66
.
1 90
Louis Gibeault, 66
1 90
Frank Lupien, 66
1 90
Pat. Kelley, .
1 90
James Green, personal property
45
David C. Smith, . 6
53
John H. Harris,
7 50
poll-tax
1 90
Total
$35 08
Total abatements granted by Assessors, during the year, of taxes assessed in 1881 and 1882 . . $81 68
Whole number of polls .
512
66 66 dwelling-houses
348
66
66 horses
294
66
COWS
833
sheep .
12
Acres of land
9,245}
·
In compliance with the statute which requires that a valuation of real estate shall be made at least once in ten years, we proceeded, on the 1st of May, to make a valuation of the same. We found that the total value of real estate exceeded the valuation of 1872 by $223,668, and the total value of personal estate by $38,183 ; making a total increase during ten years of $261.851.
Owing to the effect of the so-called mortgage law, passed in 1881, and taking effect May 1, 1882, there was a decided falling off in personal estate taxable as such ; the amount being $79,011 less than the amount taxed in 1881, which raised the rate of taxation eighty cents on $1,000.
The expense of taking valuation and making taxes was as follows : -
8
Field books .
$8 75
Printing notices
2 50
Collector's book
2 00
Blank books, stationery, postage, and expressing1 . 2 00
E. Carter, 40₺ days' work 101 25 ·
team, 11 days . 16 50
Myron W. Bent, 20 days' work
50 00
team, 2 days .
3 00
Isaac Damon, 21 days' work 52 50
66 team, 12 days 18 00
Lafayette Dudley, 4 days' work
10 00
Andrew F. Pendleton, 20 days' work
50 00
team, 6 days 9 00
Total
. . $325 50
Time occupied equivalent to one man 105₺ days. According to the Auditor's report for the year 1872 the expense for doing the same was $485.54 ; it does not appear by that report how many days it took to accomplish the work.
According to the town report for 1860 the expense was $301.00. Time occupied equivalent to one man 144} days. The pay per diem allowed that year was only $2.00 ; whereas, at the present time, it is $2.50. Reckoning the number of days' work in 1860 at $2.50 per diem, the expense would have been $374.00.
The total valuation at that time was only $581,850, which is less than one-half of the valuation of the present year.
The foregoing report is respectfully submitted.
EDWARD CARTER, A. F. PENDLETON, MYRON W. BENT, ISAAC DAMON, LAFAYETTE DUDLEY,
Board of Assessors for Wayland.
WAYLAND, February 1, 1883.
1 Not paid yet.
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
Tax of 1881.
Balance due Feb. 1, 1882 . . $6,529 17 Paid as follows : -
1882.
Feb. 15 '
$570 00
" 24
875 22
Mar. 2
179 43
8
468 80
13
140 00
6 18
929 37
Apr. 1
1,650 70
3
306 98
66
7
226 30
66
8
·
1,182 37
$6,529 17
Amount of interest collected and paid to Treasurer, April 8 . ·
$196 61 One additional poll-tax, paid to Treasurer $1 90
LUTHER H. SHERMAN, Collector.
COLLECTOR'S REPORT, 1882.
By the Assessors' warrant, the sum assessed in 1882
$17,001 97 is
Paid county tax .
467 33
Amount to be paid to Town Treasurer . $16,534 64
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Amount brought forward,
$16,534 64
Paid as follows : -
1882.
July 26
$200 00
Aug. 2
550 00
" 16
150 00
24
550 00
Sept. 9
275 00
18
1,400 00
28
750 00
66
30
1,275 00 .
Oct.
2
1,600 00
66
4
800 00
66
14
250 00
66
28
300 00
Nov. 8
550 00
Dec. 6
400 00
" 16
250 00
1883.
Jan. 2
550 00
66 16
600 00
" 31
200 00
$11,050 00
Amount due Feb. 1, 1883 .
$5,484 64
WILLARD B. WARD, Collector.
·
11
400 00
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REPORT OF THE WAYLAND WATER COMMISSIONERS.
The Water Commissioners respectfully submit their annual report : -
The line of pipe has been extended with a 6-inch cast-iron. pipe from a point near the house of F. B. Hawes, to Farwell's corner (called the Simpson extension). The interest on the bonds is 4 per cent., amounting to $160 ; and the receipts, with the present number of faucets now in use, are $259, or about 6₺ per cent. The line has also been extended with a 2-inch iron pipe, from a point near the house of J. A. King, to Mrs. E. A. Farmer's. The interest on the cost, at 5 per cent., amounts to $19.84, and the receipts, with the present number of faucets now in use, are $40, or a little more than 10 per cent.
The commissioners feel that the town will endorse their action in making this extension, believing it to be for the best interest of the town as well as a good investment. The claim of the late Thos. J. Damon has been settled and paid, - $105, borrowed of Wm. H. Bent. The water-rates the past year were $1,402.33, exclusive of the $348 received of the town for hydrants. With the present number of faucets now in use the water-rates the coming year will be $1,800. The interest on the water bonds, together with the Farmer extension, and the $1,500 expended at the reservoir in 1881, will amount to $1,505, leaving a balance of water-rates of $295 ; and with the appropriation for 32 hydrants, at $12 each, -$384, - the commissioners estimate at least $500 to be placed to the credit of the Sinking-Fund the coming year. The works are in good condition, and the water has been remark- ably good during the year, considering the complaints of water- works generally.
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CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT. 1882.
DR. CR.
July 22. Cash paid Mass. Cent. R.R., freight $ 25
66 22. Cash received of H. Wight, Treasurer $135 69
" 22. Cash paid freight-bills 141 04
Aug. 25. received of H. Wight, Treasurer 1,579 41
" 25. Cash paid R. D. Wood & Co., 1,579 41
Nov. 27. received of H. Wight, Treasurer · 2,924 59
27. Cash paid R. D. Wood & Co., 2,783 55
1883.
Jan. 3. Cash paid R.D. Wood & Co., . 70 68
3. W. W. Wight, en- gineering 12 50
Feb. 1. Cash paid H. W. Blaisdell, en- gineering 10 00
66 1. Cash paid Davis & Farnum M'f'g Co., castings 4 45 ·
1. Cash paid E. R. & Samuel Hoar .
5 00
Deduct from . . $4,606 88
Cash received of M.
H. Simpson . 651 81
Actual cost of Simp-
son Extension
$3,955 07
1882. Dec. 4. Cash received of M. H. Simp- son 651 81
4. Cash paid Henry Wight, Treas- urer 651 81
Nov. 2.
Cash received of Henry Wight,
Treasurer
396 72
Amounts carried forward,
$5,258 69
$5,688 22
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DR.
CR.
$5,258 69 $5,688 22
Amounts brought forward,
1882.
Nov. 2. Order paid B. S. Hodges, - Contract for extending works to Mrs. E. A. Farmer's 396 72
Feb. 20. Cash received for stocks sold,
37 55
20. B. S. Hodges, putting in service-pipe, etc. 37 55
Oct. 7. Cash received of Henry Wight, Treasurer . 150 00
66 7. Cash paid B. S. Hodges, putting in service-pipe 150 00
Nov. 14. Cash received of Henry Wight, Treasurer 53 02
" 25. Cash paid, Walworth M'f'g Co., fittings 53 02 · 66 25. Cash paid B. S. Hodges, put- ting in service-pipe 92 04
1883.
Feb. 1. Cash paid C. A. &. J. A. Under- wood, cement 3 60
1. Cash paid Howe & Co., ex- pressing 4 25
66 1. Cash paid B. S. Hodges, put- ting in service-pipe 88 59
1. Cash paid Henry Wight, Treas- urer
. 87 29 6
1. Received for putting in service- pipe . 242 96
$6,171 75 $6,171 75
Feb. 1.
Due B. S. Hodges, balance bill
unpaid
Maintenance act for 1882
488 23
59 18
Amount carried forward, $488 23
14
Amount brought forward, $488 23
Deduct amount received for
putting in service-pipe . 242 96
Actual cost of maintenance $245 27
ALFRED H. BRYANT, WM. H. BENT, CHAS. H. BOODEY, Water Commissioners.
REPORT OF TREASURER OF WAYLAND WATER COMMISSIONERS.
1882.
DR. CR.
Unexpended balance by Town Treasurer, report Feb. 1, 1882 $185 93
Cash received : from Horace
Heard, for Treasurer, due-bill, 39 59
March 15. Cash received from Horace Heard, on Selectmen's order, appropriation for hydrants, " 1881 " 348 00
May 2. Cash received from Henry Wight, Treasurer, interest on sinking-fund note from May 2, 1881, to May 2, 1882 60 00
66 2. Cash received from Henry Wight, Treasurer 146 00
June 27. Cash received interest on $348, and $39.59, to June 27, 1882 .
3 23
Feb. 20. Order on Town Treasurer to Walworth M'fg Co., drawn from unexpended balance $39 93
May 2. Order on Town Treasurer to W. H. Bent, drawn from unex- pended balance 146 00
Amounts carried forward,
$185 93
$782 75
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DR. CR.
Amounts brought forward,
$185 93 $782 75
May 2. Amount loaned the Town for W. W. Sinking-Fund, paid Henry Wight, Treas., and received note dated May 2, 1882 206 00
June
27. Amount loaned the Town for W. W. Sinking-Fund, paid Henry Wight, Treas., and received note dated June 27, 1882
390 82
Appropriation for extension of water-works to M. H. Simp- son's . 4,000 00
Appropriation for hydrants at April meeting, 1882 348 00
Amount received from B. S. Hodges, for fittings 37 55
Amount received from water-tak- ers for putting in service-pipes, Amount received for water-rates from Jan. 1, 1882, to Jan. 1, 1883 . .
242 96
Amount expended for extension of water-works to M. H. Simp- son's .
3,955 07
Amount expended for extension of water-works to Mrs. E. A. Farmer's
396 72
Amount of maintenance account for 1882; of this amount $59.18 is due B. S. Hodges, Amount of interest on Water- Bonds for 1882 . ·
488 23
Balance unpaid, due B. S. Hodges 59 18
1,250 00
$6,872 77
$6,872 77
WM. H. BENT, Treasurer of Wayland Water Commissioners. WAYLAND, Feb. 5, 1883.
1,402 33
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WILLIAM H. BENT, TREASURER OF WAYLAND
WATER COMMISSIONERS, IN ACCOUNT WITH HENRY WIGHT, TOWN TREASURER.
1882.
Receipts.
DR.
·
CR.
Unexpended balance February 1,1882 $185 93
Due-bill against Horace Heard,
Town Treasurer . 39 59
Unexpended appropriation for hydrants, 1881 348 00
Appropriation for extension of water-works to M. H. Simp- son's 4,000 00
Appropriation for hydrants at April meeting, 1882 348 00
Water-rates paid Henry Wight, August 9 502 83
Amount collected of M. H.
Simpson, and paid Henry Wight, Town Treasurer, De- cember 4 651 81
Water-rates paid Henry Wight, Treasurer, January 19, 1883, 752 50
Water-rates paid Henry Wight, Treasurer, February 9, 1883, 147 00
Expenditures.
Cash received of Horace Heard, for due-bill * Cash received of Horace Heard, ' on Selectmen's order, - the appropriation for hydrants, 1881 * . .
Feb. 20. Order on Town Treasurer to Walworth Manufacturing Co. 39 93
Amounts carried forward,
$39 59
348 00
$427 52 $6,975 66
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DR. CR. $427 52 $6,975 66
Amounts brought forward,
May 2. Order on Town Treasurer for balance of unexpended balance - after deducting Feb. 20 order for $39.93 * 146 00
Aug. 8. Order on Town Treasurer
135 69
66 26. 66 R. D.
Woods & Co. 1,579 41
Oct. 5. Order on Town Treasurer, B. S. Hodges 150 00
Nov. 2. Order on Town Treasurer, B. S. Hodges 396 72
66 23. Order on Town Treasurer, Wal- worth Manufacturing Co. 53 02
" 23. Order on Town Treasurer, R. D. Woods & Co. 2,924 59
Interest on water bonds, -
6 months
$625 00
6 months
625 00
1,250 00
Paid Henry Wight, Treasurer, February 9, 1883, balance of cash received for putting in service-pipes .
87 29
$7,062 95 $7,062 95
WM. H. BENT,
Treasurer of Wayland Water Commissioners. WAYLAND, Feb. 9, 1883.
NOTE. - For items marked * see Sinking-Fund report. 2w
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WAYLAND WATER-WORKS SINKING-FUND COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
1882.
DR. CR.
Note against Town of Wayland, dated May 2, 1881 · Amount received from Horace
1,200 00
Heard, for Treas., due-bill
*
39 59
March 15. Amount received from Horace Heard, appropriation for hy- drants, 1881 ·
348 00
May 2. 6 Amount received from Henry Wight, balance of unexpended balance t 146 00
60 00
June 27.
2. Amount received from Henry Wight, interest on note from May 2, 1881, to May 2, '82,; Amount received from W. H. Bent, interest on $348, and $39.59 * 3 23
Note against Town of Wayland, dated May 2, 1881 1,200 00
Amount loaned the Town, re- ceived note from Henry Wight, Treasurer, dated May 2, 1882 t 206 00 Amount loaned the Town, re- ceived note from Henry Wight, Treasurer, dated June 27, 1882 *. 390 82
$1,796 82
$1,796 82
A. H. BRYANT, WM. H. BENT, CHAS. II. BOODEY, Commissioners of Sinking-Fund.
WAYLAND, February 5, 1883.
NOTE. - Items marked *, amount of note $390.82. 66 66
t, $206.00.
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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
ALMSHOUSE.
The Almshouse remains under the care of Mr. and Mrs. David Pierce, whose services the town has had for the past three years.
The number of inmates who have received support is nine. Their names and ages are as follows : -
Sarah Stearns, aged 85 Chas. Travis, aged · 64
Sarah Puffer, 66
·
67 Geo. Chalmers, · 66 63
Addie Moore, 66 21 · Ellen Burke,
Chas. Goodnow, 66 63
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Theodore T. Stearns, admitted August 25, died Sept. 18, aged 58 years.
Frederick Wesson, admitted April 13, left May 30, and is now self-supporting.
Number of tramps during the year
. 46
Number of meals furnished tramps
71
Balance in Treasury
$186 82
Town appropriation
600 00
From contingent fund .
88 18
Total
875 00
Orders drawn at sundry times during year .
781 67
Balance in Treasury, February 1, 1883 .
$93 33
Town's Property.
Real estate (appraised value)
$2,500 00
Personal estate (appraised value) . 1,437 50
-
Total
$3,937 50
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Personal estate, February 1, 1883
$1,437 50
Personal estate, February 1, 1882
1,084 25
Increase during the year
$353 25
Receipts.
For milk, 2,853 cans .
$788 15
" 3 cows
120 00
" calves . ·
18 50
" beef and pork
56 02
" poultry
17 80
" eggs ·
82 18
" vegetables and fruit
51 45
" hay and stalks
8 40
" use of horse
5 00
" corn and barley .
4 55
" brewers' grain and C. S. meal
20 00
" miscellaneous
1 11
$1,173 16
Treasury
628 83
$1,801 99
Expenditures.
Cash paid David Pierce, Superintendent
$300 00
for grain
265 15
" flour
63 00
" 1 horse .
126 25
4 cows .
228 00
66 cotton-seed meal .
89 40
66
shorts and middlings
54 18
66
66 groceries
189 45
fish
9 40
66
brewers' grains
72 00
66
meat
65 12
66
6 hay
13 00
Amount carried forward,
$1,474 95
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Amount brought forward, Cash paid for coal
$1,474 95
35 00
66 phosphates ·
14 70
6 farming tools and grass-seed .
19 25
66
salt and soap
7 24
66
1 harness
16 00
" blacksmithing
13 13
66
66
repairs .
10 40
66
66 household goods
68 10
boots, shoes, and clothing
25 20
66
6 . labor
56 77
66
nurse for Stearns & Wesson
9 00
66
66 medicine
5 75
medical attendance
26 50
66
" burial of T. T. Stearns .
20 00
Outside Relief.
To cash paid Chas. Richardson, for goods furnished T. T. and Sarah Stearns
To cash paid City Cambridge, aid to Sarah Stanley and son
15 70
Aid Sarah Stanley and son, from July 1 to Dec. 31 (not yet paid)
109 15
To cash paid E. P. Butler, for goods furnished J. Curtin and Wm. Dolan . 25 07.
Paid Robinson & Jones, for coal for J. Curtin 11 51
Chas. H. Boodey, medical attendance Curtin and Dolan families 21 00
To cash paid Chas. Richardson, for goods for John Shea and family .
19 21
$246 49
Cost at Almshouse
628 83
$875 32
To be refunded by the State
76 79
Total cost
$798 53
$1,801 99
$44 85
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Personal Property, Appraised Value.
2 horses
$175 00
7 cows
450 00
6 tons English hay
126 00
1} " meadow “
15 00
1 " corn-stalks
10 00
2 " husks
20 00
barley straw
6 00
1 ex. wagon
75 00
1 hay " .
30 00
1 horse cart
40 00
1 pung
10 00
Harnesses .
25 00
Farming tools
15 00
60 fowls
35 00
1 ton coal .
7 00
80 bush. corn
60 00
18 hhd. middlings
18 00
6 cotton-seed meal
9 00
Household goods
175 00
30 bush. potatoes
30 00
4 beans .
10 00
200 lbs. pork
20 00
300 " beef
25 00
Apples and turnips
22 00
Cider and vinegar
25 00
6 bush. meal
4 50
Total
. $1,437 50
J. C. BUTTERFIELD, GEORGE A. RICE, CHAS. FAIRBANKS, Overseers of the Poor.
FEBRUARY 1, 1883.
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REPORT OF THE FIRE ENGINEERS, TOWN OF WAY- LAND, 1882.
The department has been called to two fires during the year : March 31, fire in the post-office and store of Walter C. Moore, that was extinguished with slight damage.
August 18, Thomas Bryant & Co.'s shoe factory was entirely de- stroyed. The Fire Department deserve (and have received) great credit for saving the building closely situated to this factory.
At the April meeting the town voted to buy a piece of land nearer the centre of Cochituate, and move the engine-house on to it. The sum of six hundred and fifty dollars was appropriated for the same. The engineers have had the building moved, and here pre- sent a report of the same : --
Cash paid Nathan Haynes, for land .
$310 00
66
B. F. Hartford, moving building
200 00
David Morton, laying stone 50 50
..
J. B. Mellroy, labor
24 50
66
Orlando Ewing, labor
3 50
Nathan Haynes, stone
5 00
66 A. J. Ricker, for fence and labor
30 00
66 Wm. H. Fullick, carpenter work
26 50
$650 00
There is due Charles Fairbanks, for hauling stone and grading, $96.65, that is unpaid, which will make the total expense of moving the engine-house, $746.65. The citizens and firemen, by private subscription, have finished off the two halls in the building, and the companies have each furnished them ; so that, as far as a build- ing is concerned, the department is in excellent condition.
RALPH BENT, Chief Engineer. D. W. RICKER, Clerk. WM. M. FULLICK.
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ALLEN FUND TREASURER'S REPORT.
The interest on the fund . Receipts.
Disbursement. $60
For 1882 it was disbursed to five persons, in sums of from $5 to $19 each, by order of the Board of Trustees.
JAS. S. DRAPER, Treasurer.
FEBRUARY 1, 1883.
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LIBRARY TREASURER'S REPORT.
Receipts from Feb. 1, 1882, to Feb. 1, 1883.
Cash, balance Feb. 1, 1882 $44 40
66 interest on Draper Fund . 30 00
66 66 " Child 6 00
fines received . 20 70
catalogues sold 3 80
$104 90
Expenditures during same Period.
Cash paid for binding 84 vols. .
$16 45
66
" expressing . ·
90
.6
" mucilage, labels, and station-
ery .
1 70
library books, 78 vols . 80 01
66
66 "' wood . 6 50
105 56
Deficit . 66
J. S. DRAPER, Library Treasurer.
WAYLAND, Feb. 1, 1883.
Approved.
EDW. A. PIERCE,
For Library Committee.
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE.
The committee hereby present their annual report to the inhab- itants of the town for the year ending January 31, 1883, to which the report of the Librarian is annexed, and your attention is re- spectfully called to the same.
In pursuance of the By-Laws the books were examined the first week in January, and were found to be in very fair condition, hav- ing been injured but little during the year ; no more in fact, than should be expected from being in almost constant use, and in this respect we with pleasure note a decided improvement from last year.
The Library has been enlarged by 126 volumes, - 48 by gift, and 78 by purchase.
The cabinet, which was purchased two years ago, is well filled with rare and valuable relics, curiosities, and specimens of nature and art, of interest to all ; gifts from our citizens, and from friends of the Library who reside elsewhere. Particular mention should be made of the donations from Lieut. H. D. Smith, U.S.N., who has taken a lively interest in our Library.
The executive officers have continued to faithfully perform their duties, and are ever courteous to the public and attentive to the wants of its patrons.
The circulation has been somewhat less than last year, which is accounted for by the small addition of new books. There is a strong and growing demand for new books, particularly in the line of fiction. Standard works of history, biography, science, and art, are read by the few, fiction by the many. A small increase has resulted in a diminished circulation. If the wants of the public are not mnet by the Library, it will seek other ways and means, even if less desirable.
We should not forget that a large majority of the books pub- lished a quarter of a century ago have been superseded by the publications of later years ; and those of to-day will mostly have passed away in a few years hence ; yet we must provide for to-day
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the literature of the present,- for a Library would be decidedly de- ficient which did not have upon its shelves the thoughts, imagina- tion, and even the errors, of each succeeding year.
The Library should be managed for the good of the largest num- ber, and this can only be done by furnishing books which they desire, which are not immoral and impure. Any book which gives a faithful picture of life ; which does not make crime and vice attractive ; which shows the evil consequences of wrong and wicked- ness, is a safe book for a Public Library.
It is not expected that we can equal wealthy cities and towns in the purchase of the various books which are almost hourly sent out by enterprising publishers ; and, in fact, we doubt if it is desir- able to do so ; but we should yearly add to our collection such books from the various departments of knowledge, with a due pro- portion of lighter publications, to make our Library as complete as possible, so that both old and young, the grave and jovial, each and all, can find mental food and enjoyment, and thereby be improved.
This brings us to the question, whether the committee can do justice to the patrons of the Library with the means at their command.
At the last April Town meeting the sum of two hundred dollars was appropriated for the support and maintenance of the Library, being one hundred dollars less than formerly.
The resources and expenses are as follows : -
Appropriation
$200 00
Dog tax (estimate)
124 00
Income from funds
36 00
Fines, etc. (estimate) .
30 00
$390 00
Expenses : -
Librarians and assistant at Wayland and Cochituate $250 00
Conveyance of books to and from Cochituate 45 00
Wood for heating (estimate) 24 00
Binding books, stationery, expressage, etc. (estimate) . 31 00
$350 00
Leaving a balance of forty dollars to be expended for books, - a sum altogether inadequate to the requirements of such an institution.
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No doubt many may say, "Cut down the expenses." This im- portant question has been very carefully considered, and the labor and service of each department examined into, with the view to reduce the running expenses to the smallest sum possible ; and it is the unanimous opinion of the committee that the Library cannot be efficiently cared for in its administration at a less expense than at present. The labor bestowed by the librarian and his assistant is far larger than any one would suppose, unless fully acquainted with their duties. No town officer gives so much labor for the compensation.
We believe the town will not permit its Library to go backward, or remain in statu quo, but that it shall advance with the town and with the age in which we live. Yet it cannot move on in its noble work, unless its needs are provided for.
The time has been when it required an argument to prove the usefulness and benefit of a Public Library ; but happily that day has passed, not to return. It is now a necessity, and your com- mittee consider it a part of our educational system ; that it stands next to our schools, and should be maintained accordingly.
R. T. LOMBARD, EDW. A. PEIRCE, MARY E. REEVES, ANNA M. BENT, CORNELIA J. BENT.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
To the Wayland Library Committee : -
The following statistics and remarks are respectfully submitted for your inspection : ---
Accessions from Jan. 1, 1882, to Jan. 1, 1883 : -
By purchase 1
78 vols.
By gift
48 “
Total
. 126
Number of volumes now in the library, 8,632.
1 The entire cost of purchased books was paid from the Library Treasury.
29
Circulation.
Sent to Cochituate
4,568 vols.
Delivered at the Library
7,783 "
Total
12,351 66
Classes of Reading as returned Jan. 1, 1883.
Per cent.
Per cent.
Agricultural .
.00
Magazine literature .07
Biographical .
.05
Poetry .
.02
Ethical and religious
.04
Scientific and philosophical . .06
Fiction .
.47
Travels .
.09
Historical
.09
Miscellaneous
.03
Juvenile
.08
Books. Pamphlets. 6
Book-club, Wayland (Magazines)
12 in nos.
Brewer, J. H., New Jersey
1
Brookline, Town of .
1
Bureau of Education, Washington, D.C. .
11
Cobden Club, London. Eng.
6
Coolidge, James, Wayland
1
Donnell, E. J., New York City
1
Draper, J. S., Wayland
5
4
Gannett, W. C., Boston
1
Lancaster, Town of .
1
Malden, City of
4
Moore, Mrs. Frank, Wayland
3
Morse Institute, Natick
2
Morse, Miss S. A.
21
1
Müller, F. Max, London, Eng.
3
Newton, City of
1
Parsons, Dr. T. W., Boston
2
Parsons, Mrs., Brooklyn, N.Y.
1
Peirce, E. A., Wayland
3
Reeves, Miss M. E.
7
-
-
Amounts carried forward, 47 51
Donors of Books and Pamphlets.
Boston, City of
30
Amounts brought forward,
Stearns, T. T.
1
Sudbury, Town of
3
Taunton, City of ·
1
Young, Rev. E. J., Cambridge .
1
Waring, G. E.
1
Watertown, Town of
1
-
Total
48
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The Wayland Reading Club has placed in the library a map of Great Britain.
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