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Esther Keith, stenciled cover ; third, Miss Hilda Whiting, stenciled doilies."
Teacherage
The problem of finding boarding places for the teach- ers in Plainville is a difficult one. Nearly every one says "No, I do not care to bother with 'it'." The result is some teachers have been obliged to go to North Attle- boro for board. Teachers should identify themselves with the interests of the town. They cannot do so if they cannot live here.
The remedy is a teacherage. The town should pur- chase or build a house large enough to accommodate all the teachers, hire a matron to run it, and charge the teachers sufficient to pay running expenses and upkeep. Teacherages are common in the West and some towns in New England have them.
Conclusion
One of my recommendations for 1919 has been ac- complished-a hot lunch. Now cannot we have a dental clinic, a parent-teacher association, and playground ap- paratus ?
Respectfully submitted,
IRA A. JENKINS.
December 31, 1920.
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Report of the High School Principal .
To the Superintendent of the Plainville Schools :
Dear Sir: The High School is this year in exception- ally fine condition, and I take great pleasure in trans- mitting to you a favorable report. September, 1920, found the same teaching force as of the previous year ready to begin work, and, consequently, no time was lost in opening school.
The enrollment has shown a marked increase this term, amounting to nearly twenty-five per cent. This increase was due primarily to the fact that last year's graduating class was small, and the entering freshman class was relatively large. Another gratfying feature about the enrollment is that only three pupils failed to return to school in September.
With the increase in numbers it was soon apparent that the force of teachers was inadequate to furnish the pupils the variety of courses which the times and con- ditions warrant. Accordingly, the School Committee de- cided to procure another teacher to take over the Eng- lish and History classes. Miss Helen I. Hudgens, a Tufts College graduate, is in charge of this work. The addition to our teaching force made possible the intro- duction of a two-year Spanish course, a course in Gen- eral Science for the freshmen, and a course in Solid Geometry and Trigonometry now demanded by technical schools, as well as the separation of two classes which had necessarily beeen grouped, but not without seriously handicapping the work. As the classes are now assigned, Miss Hiatt has the Commercial Department, Miss Jack- son the Languages ; Miss Hudgens the English and His- tory, and the Principal, the Science and Mathematics.
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The orchestra, which I mentioned in my last report, has not proven to be purely a high school organization, owing to lack of available talent. This year some outside talent has been introduced, but although not strictly a high school group, it is composed principally of stu- dents. It has performed very creditably before the pub- ilc on several occasions.
It has repeatedly come to my attention that the people whom this High School serves have only a very general knowledge of the instruction it offers, and also that the pupils entering the High School have no definite idea of the subjects offered in the courses they desire to pur- sue. Furthermore, in connection with the internal ar- rangement of the courses, the failure to adhere to a fixed course of study has, in some instances, been a hindrance to students who have continuel their studies after grad- uation. With these two facts in mind, I have prepared three courses of study which it is possible for the Plain- ville High School, with its somewhat limited facilities, to offer. Primarily, these courses of study seek to ar- range and organize existing conditions according to the latest instructions and suggestions of the State Board of Education, rather than to introduce something new and untried.
In each one of the courses provision has been made for . the attainment of more units than the minimum require- ment for graduation. There are two reasons for this: First, one should never be satisfied with the least per- missible attainment, that just-get-by spirit ; and second, the better colleges and normal schools make certain de- mands for entrance which must be met.
The College Preparatory Course, in the third and fourth years, is divided into two parts: the one desig- nated academic is recommended for those who intend
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to seek the degree of Bachelor of Arts ; the technical half is for those who intend to enter scientific or engineering schools for scientific work. In like manner, the com- mercial course is divided into two parts in the last two years, depending upon whether the pupil desires to em- phasize the work in bookkeeping or in stenography. The general course, as the name implies, is one in which the requirements are not as specific as in the other two courses. It is a compromise, and is not to be recom- mended except under exceptional conditions.
The courses with the necessary explanations follow : Schedule of School Year, 1921-1922
I- Algebra, Bookkeping I, French II and III.
II-Commercial Geography, United States History.
III-Geometry, Bookkeeping II and III, Latin III and IV, Latin I.
IV-General Science, Stenography II, Spanish I, Eng- lish II.
V-Chemistry, Spanish II, French I, History I.
VI-Rev. Mathematics, Stenography I, English I. VII-Penmanship. Latn II, English III and IV.
College Course
Year I-Latin I, Algebra, English I, History I, General Science.
Year II-Latin II, English II, Geometry, French I.
Year III-Academic : Latin III, English III, French II, Rev. Math., American History. Technical: Spanish I, English III, French II, Rev. Math., American History.
Year IV-Academic : Latin IV, English IV, French III, Physics. Solid Geometry (elective. Technical : Spanish II, English IV, French III, Physics, Solid Geometry.
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For full college preparatory credit, each year's work must be taken as printed above.
It is advised that pupils preparing for Normal School take two years of Latin.
Any student may elect metal work mechanical and free hand drawing or cooking.
Commercial Course
Year I-English I, Algebra, History I, Penmanship, General Science, Latin I (elective).
Year II-English II, Bookkeeping I, Typewriting I, Penmanship; Latin II, French I, Geometry (elective).
Year III-Bookkeeping Course: English III, Book- keeping II, Commercial Geography and Arithmetic, Typewriting II, Spanish I or French II; Physics or Chemistry, Stenography I (elective). Stenography Course : English III, Stenography I, Typewriting II, Commercial Geography and Arithmetic, Spanish I or French II; Physics or Chemistry, Bookkeeping (elec- tive).
Year IV-Bookkeeping Course: English IV, Book- keeping III, U. S. History; Spanish II, Chemistry or Physics, Stenography II, French III, Typewriting (elec- tive). Stenography Course: English IV, Stenography II, Typewriting III, U. S. History ; Chemistry or Physics, Spanish II, French III, Bookkeeping III (elective).
Every pupils must take four subjects each year. Type- writing and penmanship must be regarded as extras.
Pupils who take the bookkeeping course need take only two years of typewriting, preferably the third and fourth year.
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ANNUAL REPORT General Course
Four years English, one year Mathematics, two years History, one year Science.
The above subjects' are required in the General Course. The others are to be elected from either the College or Commercial Course.
The foregoing courses have the official approval of the School Committee and will go into effect in September, 1921. t is earnestly hoped that the statement of these courses will be a help to the pupils coming to the High School.
Respectfully submitted,
AMASA F. WILLISTON, Principal.
December 31, 1920.
GRADUATING EXERCISES OF THE PLAINVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Class of 1920
Thursday Evening, June 24, 1920, 8 O'Clock Town Hall, Plainville, Mass. Class Motto: "Never Despair" Class Flower : White Carnation Class Color : Blue and Gold
Order of Exercises
March- Miss Gladys Munroe, Pianist
Invocation-
Rev. George Squires
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School Becker Song-"In Springtime"
Salutatory and Class History- Hazel Kenyon Song-"Are You For Me or Against Me?"-Fay Foster School
Essay-"Florence Nightingale" Elsie Read
Lange Song-"Flower Song" School
Essay-"O. Henry" Margaret Zilch
Song-"Blue Alsatian Mountains" Adams
Essay and Valedictory-"Transportation" LeRoy Wilson
Presentation of Diplomas-
Frank O. Corbin, Chairman of School Committee
Announcement of Scholarship Prizes-
Francis S. Russell, President Alumni Association Benediction-
Rev. George Squires
GRADUATES OF 1920
General Course
Hazel Kenyon
Elsie Maud Reed
Commercial Course
LeRoy Barber Wilson
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ANNUAL REPORT GRADUATION EGERCISES OF THE PLAINVILLE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
June 11, 1920 I-Operetta, "The Smuggle Man" II-Presentation of Diplomas
LIST OF GRADUATES-JUNE, 1920
Clara Violet Wolf
Evelyn Hawkins Gaskin
Ruth Rosalie King
Mary Averena Boyd
Miriam Wain
Elizabeth Isabelle Allen Eleanor Veronica Housman Winslow Hudson Rogers William Dow Morgan
Irene Frances Mullen Bertha Gertrude Bamberger Alfred Peter Morriseau
Violet Marjorie Bell
Harold Alton French Guilford William Esau
Gladys Wilson Whittaker Elizabeth Lagena Esau
Frank Folson Beaumont
Doris Eldridge Martin
Albert Harvey Morse
Caroline Fowler Sargent
ROLL OF HONOR
The following pupils have been neither absent nor tardy for the year ending June, 1920 :
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High School-William H. Elsesser, LeRoy B. Wilson, Alice H. Stolworthy.
Grade VIII-Miriam Winn.
Grade VII-Ruth E. Hayes.
Grade V-Marion E. Keyes, Howard M. Morse.
Grade II-Marjorie Bennett.
SPECIAL HONOR
LeRoy B. Wilson has neither been absent nor tardy since entering school thirteen years ago; Alice H. Stol- worthy for five years.
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ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE TEACHER
To the Superintendent of Schools, Plainville, Mass .:
The Domestic Science class schedule this year has, as a result of certain circumstances, been somewhat varied from that of previous years. During the past few years classes have been held the first three days of the week, whereas under the present arrangement they are con- ducted each afternoon of the school week. While this plan necessitated the elimination of the boys' classes in handwork, more attention is given to the work in cook- ery, for which the laboratory is well equipped. The grade eight girls are given a full year in cookery for be- ginners instead of the half year course. High School freshmen, and those of the upper classes if they choose to do so ,are given the opportunity of a more advanced course. Both classes are well attended and much en- thusiasm is shown by the girls. Practically every mem- ber of the classes has purchased, at her own expense, a school text book of cookery, so that much time is saved wcihh has previously been taken up by necessary copy- ing of rules and recipes.
The lunch room which has lately been started up by the Plainville Grange is at this time under the direction of this department. The girls of the beginning class (eighth grade) have the preparation in charge. Hot cocoa is served each noon and it is hoped that as the or- ganization is perfected a more varied menu may be pre- pared.
The classes in sewing are covering practically the same outline as usual. Teaching of stitches and very simple sewing is begun in grade three. In grades three and four the work is done wholly by hand. Machine
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stitching is taught in grades five, six and seven. Through- out the classes great interest is shown in all of the work.
Respectfully submitted,
MARIAN D. WILLISTON.
December 31, 1920.
PROMOTIONS, JUNE, 1920
Unconditional Conditional
Not Promotions Promotions Promoted
Grade I
.34
0
4
Grade II
30
2
3
Grade III
22
0
0
Grade IV
.21
5
0
Grade V
27
4
0
Grade VI
24
2
0
Grade VII
19
3
0
Grade VIII
21
0
0
H. S. Freshmen
11
0
1
H. S. Sophomores
13
0
1
H. S. Juniors
12
0
0
H. S. Seniors
4
0
0
Totals
238
16
9
-
Age
... 51%
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Total
14
Grade I,
Boys. .
2
6
3
3
8
Grade I,
Girls. .
3
4
1
17
Grade II,
Boys. .
1
7
5
4
20
Grade II,
Girls. .
15
4
1
19
Grade III,
Boys . .
11
Grade III,
Girls. .
2
4
4
1
12
Grade IV,
Boys. .
11
Grade IV,
Girls. .
1
1
1
Grade V,
Boys . .
4
6
2
1
1
Grade V,
Girls. .
5
8
3
2
1
19
Grade VI,
Boys. .
10
Grade VI,
Girls. .
3
5
4
7
Grade VII, Girls'. .
1
5
4
Grade VIII, Boys.
1
2
7
High School:
1
3
1
5
Freshmen, Boys. .
4
3
2
1
10
Freshmen, Boys. .
6
Soph.,
Boys . .
2
1
1
4
Soph.,
Girls ..
2
4
1
7
Junicrs,
Boys. .
1
2
4
7
Juniors,
Girls. .
2
2
1
5
Seniors,
Boys. .
2
3
5
Seniors,
Girls. .
Totals
5
11
27
33
31
27
25
17
23
20
14
15
4
1
253
1
3
3
2
3
1
7
3
10
2
5
4
5
1
12
Grade VII, Boys. .
3
3
1
10
10
Grade VIII, Girls .
3
3
15
12
6
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PUPILS ENROLLED OCTOBER, 1920, BY GRADES AND AGES
ATENDANCE TABLE FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1920
SCHOOLS
Total Membership
Males
Females
Average Membership
Pupils Between
Pupils Between
Pupils Between
14 and 16
Pupils Over 16
Aggragate
Attendance
Average
Days Absent
Cases of Tardiness
Cases of Diemissa:
High .
. .
47
25
22
42
0
4
27
16
7104
39
490
323
34
Grades 7-8. .
45
21
24
co
0
32
12
1
6778
39
682
49
6
Grade 6
29
17
12
24
0
26
3
0
3600
22
361
42
20
Grade 5 ..
37
2.2
15
28
0
36
1
0
5538
25
565
109
18
Grades 3-4. .
52
24
28
46
0
52
0
0
7421
42
621
3
2
Grades 2-3. .
43
25
18
35
0
43
0
0
5785
33
327
19
13
Grade 1
46
23
23
39
28
18
0
0
6066
35
732
45
7
Totals
.... 299
157
142
257
28
211
43
17
42,292
235
3778
590
100
.
Attendance
51%, and 7
7 and 14
LIST OF TEACHERS, JANUARY, 1920
School-Grade Name
Where Educated
Date of Appt.
High School ...... Amasa F. Williston, M. S., Prin .... Brown .1919
Viola M. Jackson, A. B. . Radcliffe .1919
Helen Hudgens, A. B.
. Jackson
.1920
Commercial Teacher
Ruth F. Hiatt
Salem Normal .1916
Grammar 7-8 . ... Mrs. Anna H. Jackson . Plainville High . 1886
Grammar 6
. Signe M. Peterson.
Salem Normal
. 1919
Primary 4-8
. Carolyn J. Stannis.
. Framingham Normal
. 1920
Primary 3-4
. Mrs. Eleanor McGregor.
Framingham Normal
.1916
Primary 2-3
Natalie Chapman ..
Rhode Island Normal. . 1919
Primary 1 . Dorothy S. Pitman. . Salem Normal
.1920
Household Arts .... Marian D. Williston.
. Framingham Normal
.1920
Music .
Mrs. Martha C. Tisdale.
New England Conservatory
.1903
diawing
Mabel Brigham
. . Normal Art, Boston . .
.1902
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ANNUAL REPORT STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1920
Average number of days the grade schools were actually in session 175
The number of days the High School was actually in session 180
Number of pupils graduated from the High School in June, 1920 :
Boys 1
Girls 3
Total 4
Number of pupils graduated from the Grammar School in June, 1920 :
Boys
7
Girls 14
-
Total 21
Number of pupils graduating from the Grammar School in June, 1920, who entered the High School in Sep- tember :
Boys 5
Girls 9
Total 14
REPORT OF THE SIGHT AND HEARING TEST
Number of pupils examined. 236
Number found defective in eyesight. 17
Number found defective in hearing 7 Number of notices sent 14
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ATTENDANCE OFFICER'S REPORT
Cases reported to officer 4 Truancy 2
Lack of clothes 2
SCHOOL CENSUS, APRIL, 1920
Persons between the ages of 5 and 7 44
Persons between the ages of 7 and 14. 183
Persons between the ages of 14 and 16. 48
Total 275
WORK CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN 1920
Employment 28
Educational 25
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
At the first meeting of the Board of Water Commis- sioners after the March election Mr. Moore withdrew from the Chairmanship of the Board and Mr. Harry Thompson was elected to that position. The work of the department has been carried along in the usual man- ner the past year and some newservices have been added.
The supply from North Attleboro has been ample and has given general satisfaction. The bill and the amount of water used has been rendered monthly and paid and the amount has been below our estimate when the water pipes were first connecthed.
The following table will show the amount used and the price paid :
Month.
Water Used. Cost.
December, 1919
957,750 gallons
$76.62
January, 1920
738,000 gallons
59.04
February
738,000 gallons 59.04
March
485,250 gallons 38.82
April
712,500 gallons 57.00
May
691,500 gallons
55.32
June
861,000 gallons
68.88
July
795,000 gallons 63.60
August
913,500 gallons
73.08
September
1,041,750 gallons
83.34
October
865,500 gallons
69.24
November
739,500 gallons
59.16
9,539,250 gallons
$763.14
Average of 794,939 gallons per month.
Average of $63.591/2 per month.
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We wish to call to your attention the present condi- tion in which we find the factory of Whiting & Davis Co. in regard to water in case of fire. At present there are two hydrants on the pipe line running on West Bacon street. The pipe itself is but six-inch and is fed from South street by a ten-inch pipe, and from Bacon square with a four-inch pipe. With the sprinkler system run- ning into the factory is a six-inch pipe and we believe there should be a larger pipe feeding these hydrants. This would be a comparatively easy thing to do, as there is now a 10-inch pipe in the ground from the factory where the old pump was and the place where the pipe turns into the wells. By breaking the pipe at the ends and making connection with the 10-inch pipe at the cor- ner of South street and and then again at the bend at the well you would have a 10-inch force main that the hydrants could be cut into and the services to the houses be left on the old six-inch pipe where they are at pres- ent. We would recommend that this change be made.
Superintendent Thompson's Report
Gentlemen : I have the following report for 1920. Two hydrants on South street were run into and broken and have been replaced. One leak on Walnut street has been repaired. Five new services connected, serving single houses. One new service connected, serving two houuses. Three services renewed which had been shut off. One temporary connection at the end of South street for saw mill. I would recommend that heavy lead pipe be used from main to sidewalk.
HARRY B. THOMPSON,
Superintendent.
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Water Incidentals
1920.
March 1-Paid Plainville Press,
water bills $9.00
March 8-Paid W. H. Nash, balance of salary and stamps. 29.00
March 8-Paid George N. Fass, seven days labor 22.40
April 8 .- Paid Straker & Freeman, castings and labor. 23.05
April 8-Paid Plainville Press,notices
1.50
April 8-Paid George N. Faas, eight days labor 28.00
May 12-N. A. Water Department, supplies 42.63
May 12-Paid George N. Faas, seven days labor 28.00
May 12-Paid J. Morrell & Son, labor and pump 76.65
June 10-Paid N. A. Water Depart- ment, meters 22.00
June 10-Paid Geo. E. Gilchrist & Co., supplies 3.24
June 10-Paid J. Morrell & Son, labor on services 41.30
June 10-Paid George N. Faas, four days labor 16.00
July 21-Paid N. A. Water Depart- ment, supplies 8.01
July 29-Paid Buffalo Meter Co., supplies 5.26
July 29-Paid N. A. Water Depart- ment, paint and meter. 27.50
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July 29-Paid George N. Faas, nine days labor 36.00
Sept. 23-Paid W. N. Hall Co., labor on main 6.40
Sept. 23-Paid W. H. Nash, stamps, etc. 4.75
Oct. 13-Paid H. B. Thompson, paid bills 6.87
Oct. 13-Paid Geo. N. Faas, 44 hours labor 22.00
Oct. 27-Paid Ida Rand, barn rent .. 18.00
Oct. 27-Paid N. A. Water Depart- ment, supplies and labor 13.55
Nov. 29-Paid Geo. N. Faas, 78 hours labor 39.00
Nov. 29-Paid A. T. Parker & Co., insurance 2.50
Dec. 8-Paid Plainville Press, en- velopes 1.85
Dec. 8-Paid J. Morrell & Son, pump- ing 6.00
Dec. 23-Paid W. H. Nash, salary to Dec. 31. 75.00
Dec. 30-Paid H. B. Thompson, trench work 7.50
Dec. 30-Paid George N. Faas, five
days labor 20.00
$642.96
Amount appropriated
$650.00
Received from supplies. 98.10
Total $748.10
Expended during year 642.96
Unexpended balance $105.14
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Amount appropriated
$1,200.00
Expended during year . 763.14
Unexpended balance $436.86
Cash Received
Cash received from water rates.
$2,432.17
Cash received from supplies 98.10
Total $2,530.27
Paid W. E. Barden 2,530.27
HARRY B. THOMPSON, WM. H. NASH, CHARLES N. MOORE, Water Commissioners.
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ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT
To the Citizens of the Town of Plainville :
I herewith submit my report as Superintendent of the Moth Department for the year ending December 31, 1920.
Gypsy Moth Work
The eggs of the gypsy moth are found in nearly every part of the town. Two hundred colonies have been found and each colony contains from 75 to 1.000 clusters. This is an increase over last year. All but nine of these colonies are in woodland, making it very difficult to handle. One hundred and twenty-five of the colonies were sprayed during the feeding season and extermina- tion has been successful in five of. these where the wood was cut the winter before. The George street colony has been sprayed from the road back 200 feet ; 3,380 gal- lons of solution was used there. This ought to make a decrease on that colony this year. The Rhode Island line colonies were creosoted and sprayed once. This work consisted in part of cutting a roadway through the woods parallel to the street one-quarter of a mile long. This made it so I could get into the colonies for spray- ing every green leaf in sight; 3,000 gallons was used there. All the roadsides of the town were sprayed. using one and one-half ton of lead. The roadside spray- ing was a little late to get the best results, caused from not geeting the sprayer when wanted. It is absolutely necessary that every property owner give assistance in the work of suppression, otherwise the work must be carried on with increasing difficulty. Property owners may avoid the possibility of having to pay a moth tax by inspecting their treees and creosoting all egg custers during the early part of the winter.
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The brown tail moths are not as thick as they have been, only nine webs were removed and destroyed dur- ing the winter.
In going over the shade trees in the center I find 26 trees with cavities which occur in the trunks. They ought to be filled and treated, saving them for a good many years to come, otherwise fungi will work its way into them and kill them in time, and the cost of remov- ing one dead tree would be sufficient to treat several.
This department is now in need of a new spraying equipment. The one we now have was given to the town eight years ago by the State Forester, and proved a valuable addition to the moth department at that time, when infestations were not so bad. On account of so much woodland and ground to cover now the small ma- chine is of no use. This year the spraying was donc by Mr. Frank Toner, whch makes it very expensive, be- ing such a large machine. The expenses for the year will be found in the report of the Selectmen.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE H. SNELL, Local Superintendent.
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ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
During the year we attended the following fires :
Cottage owned by William H. Nash, Spring street; value of building, $1.000; insurance on building, $900 ; insurance claimed, $98.00; value of contents, $1,000; insurance on contents, $1,000; damage, $50. This house was occupied by Mrs. Eva Wheeler.
June 26-House owned by E. P. Bennett, School street. Chimney fire ; no damage.
Jan. 27-Cottage on Pleasant street, occupied by Wil- liam Ward: chimney ; no damage.
March 1-Barn, East Bacon street, owned by E. B. Thompson; value, $3,000; insurance, $2,500; damage. $100; value of contents, $1,000; damage to contents. $150; insurance, none.
Nov. 16-Dwelling owned and occupied by A. B. Cote, Pleasant street ; caused from chimney ; damage. $25; in- sured.
Dec. 15-House on Berry street, occupied by Mr. Stewart; chimney ; no damage.
Number of fires with loss. 3
Total valuation of buildings $7,000.00
Total insurance 7,500.00
Total damage 200.00
Total valuation of contents 7,000.00
Total insurance on contents. 5,000.00
Total damage of contents 225.00
We have answered twenty alarms for fforest fires with a cost of $100.00.
This year we have built an addition to accommodate the hook and ladder truck, which gives us more floor space for the rest of the apparatus.
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Owing to the high cost of heaters and pipe, the in- tended heating system has not been installed. and that part of the appropriation was used to repair, paint and shingle the building.
The Engineers have had the paid department talked over with the members and find that it is very hard to get men that will tie themselves up for the small amount that this town could afford to pay. We find by reducing the membership from forty-five men to twenty-five men and paying on an hourly basis that it will be cheaper than paying by the year. As the average amount of fires each year amounts to about seven and about fifteen men attending.
As we have had considerable trouble with our fire alarm for the last year, especially during the extreme cold weather, not being heard by the firemen who live at a distance from the house, we have installed an up- to-date alarmı which will give a good warning in all weathers. By the generosity of the owners of the fac- tories and the business men of ths town we were en- abled to install this new alarm without cost to the town.
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