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400 00
January 23, 1917, note
500 00
May 4, 1917, note
500 00
July 15, 1917. note
1,000 00
November 15, 1917, note
400 00
January 23, 1918, note
500 00
May 4, 1918, note.
500 00
July 15, 1918, note
1,000 00
January 23, 1919, note
500 00
May 4, 1919. note.
500 00
July 15, 1919. note .
1,000 00
January 23, 1920, note
500 00
January 23, 1921, note.
500 00
November 5, 1923, note
3,000 00
April 1, 1917, bonds.
40,000 00
May 1, 1918, bonds
20,000 00
July 1, 1922, bonds
25,000 00
July 1, 1926, bonds
10,000 00
$107,800 00
Assets
Amount in Sinking Fund.
$69,559 73
Cash in hands of Treasurer 1,765 69
$71,325 42
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Net Debt, Dec. 31, 1914 $43,333 87
Net Debt, Dec. 31, 1915 36,474 58
Decrease in Water Debt $6,859 29
State of the Randolph Water Loan Sinking Fund
21 Town of Randolph Bonds . $21,000 00
2 City of Gloucester Bonds 2,000 00
3 Old Colony R. R. Bonds. 3,000 00
2 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R. Bonds 2,000 00
4 N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Bonds 4,000 00
8 Boston & Maine R. R. Bonds 8,000 00
8 American Telephone Bonds. 8,000 00
2 Town of Randolph Notes, $300 each 600 00
Deposit in Abington Savings Bank .
1,020 00
Deposit in So. Weymouth Savings Bank 1,032 72
Deposit in Randolph Savings Bank
7,178 12
Deposit in Quincy Savings Bank .
1,020 00
Deposit in People's Savings Bank
1,010 00
Deposit in Randolph Trust Co. . 2,000 00
Deposit in Old Colony Trust Co.
7,698 89
$69,559 73
Randolph, February 10, 1916.
The undersigned, Auditors of the Town of Randolph, have examined the Sinking Fund and find it to agree with the statement above made.
MICHAEL F. CUNNINGHAM, JOHN K. WILLARD, JOHN B. WREN,
Auditors.
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Patrick H. Mclaughlin, Treasurer, in account with Town of Randolph.
Dr.
Balance on hand, Dec. 31, 1914.
$2,354 02
From Town Notes in anticipa-
tion of revenue $60,000 00
From Town Notes, land dam- ages .
9,000 00
From Town Notes, Norfolk Road
800 00
$69,800 00
State Treasurer :
Corporation Tax, B.
$235 17
Dependent mother with chil- dren.
91 62
Superintendent and teaching . .
500 00
Corporation tax .
246 71
Corporation tax, P. S.
1,047 60
Corporation tax, B
3,262 96
National Bank tax
1,593 82
Military Aid, 1914.
210 00
State Aid, 1914 .
3,029 00
Burial of indigent soldiers
150 00
Tuition of children.
296 50
Street Railway Tax
1,709 62
$12,373 00
On account of Schools:
Town of Avon.
$21 08
Typewriter, S. H. S.
12 00
Town of Holbrook .
16 78
Coddington Fund
79 18
Dog licenses.
471 06
$600 10
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Licenses:
Auctioneer
$8 00
Pool .
2 00
Circus
4 00
$14 00
Almshouse :
Board
$433 00
Produce .
48 15
Labor of horse.
78 63
$559 78
Taxes:
Taxes, 1912.
$1,868 72
Taxes, 1913.
6,682 37
Taxes, 1914
14,159 37
Taxes, 1915 .
38,250 00
Excise tax, 1915
1,685 13
$62,645 59
On account State Highway
$22,287 60
Sundries:
Court fees, Dedham
$85 00
Court fees, Quincy
43 58
Mass. Highway Com.
1 00
Voting list
1 00
Highways
73 14
Selectmen, "Poor out"
11 00
Miscellaneous . .
1 28
Sale of No. 1 School House ...
675 00
$891 00
Interest:
From Taxes .
$1,289 00
„ Deposits
45 75
$1,334 75
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From town on account of poor:
Holbrook .
$88 22
$172,948 06
Cr.
Paid notes anticipation of revenue $60,000 00
Paid notes, reduction town debt
4,800 00
Paid notes, water .
4,600 00
Paid on account State Highway .
22,287 60
Paid orders, Selectmen .
76,975 78
Cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1915
4,284 68
$172,948 06
Randolph, February 8, 1916.
The undersigned, Auditors of the Town of Randolph, re- spectfully report that they have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find the same correctly kept, with proper vouchers and entries for all payments and receipts.
M. F. CUNNINGHAM, JOHN K. WILLARD, JOHN B. WREN,
Auditors.
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Financial Statement
Liabilities
22 notes, reduction town debt $23,000 00
12 notes, High School
18,000 00
6 notes, Stetson Hall
6,000 00
2 notes, No. 8 School
600 00
2 notes, Norfolk Road
800 00
1 note, land damages So. Main Street 9,000 00
6 notes, anticipation of revenue. 30,000 00
$87,400 00
Assets
Unpaid taxes, 1912.
. $1,080 81
Unpaid taxes, 1913.
3,973 41
Unpaid taxes, 1914.
14,198 25
Unpaid taxes, 1915.
26,940 31
State aid, 1915.
3,354 00
Military aid, 1915.
420 00
Burial indigent soldiers, 1915.
50 00
Due from towns:
Everett
335 35
Hudson
56 30
Weymouth
468 82
Acton .
152 28
Braintree
14 44
Billerica .
395 72
Duxbury
14 12
Abington
121 15
Taunton
18 00
Boston
365 84
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Amesbury
$115 36
Quincy .
39 25
Cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1915
$4,284 68
$56,398 09
Net town debt .
$31,001 91
Town debt, 1914.
$34,946 47
Town debt, 1915.
31,001 91
Decrease in town debt.
$3,944 56
In addition the Treasurer holds the Coddington Fund of $1,900 on deposit in the Randolph Savings Bank, the income only of which is to be applied to school purposes.
Also the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Fund, the in- come only of which is to be applied to the care of the monu- ment and grounds:
Principal
$200 00
Interest .
30 50
$230 50
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Statement Showing Provision for Payment of Town Notes
Year
Stetson Hall $1,000
No. 8. School $300
Refunding Debt $1,500
High School $1,500
Norfolk Road $400 400
Appro. Necessary $4,700
1916
1917
1,000
300
1,500
1,500
4,700
1918
1,000
1,000
1,500
3,500
1919
1,000
1,000
1,500
3,500
1920
1,000
1,000
1,500
3,500
1921
1,000
1,000
1,500
3,500
1922
1,000
1,500
2,500
1923
1,000
1,500
2,500
1924
1,000
1,500
2,500
1925
1,000
1,500
2,500
1926
1,000
1,500
2,500
1927
1,000
1,500
2,500
1928
1,000
1,000
1929
1,000
1,000
1930
1,000
1,000
1931
1,000
1,000
1932
1,000
1,000
1933
1,000
1,000
1934
1,000
1,000
1935
1,000
1,000
1936
1,000
1,000
1937
1,000
1,000
$48,400
Anticipation of Revenue
30,000
Land Damage.
9,000
$87,400
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REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Randolph, Mass, Jan. 1, 1916. To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen,-The following is submitted as the report of the Board of Engineers of the Fire Department for the year 1915.
The department organized May 1st, 1915, as follows:
Board of Engineers
Richard F. Forrest, Chief of Department.
George H. Stetson, First Asst. Engineer.
Chas. S. Dolan, Second Asst. Engineer.
Michael F. Sullivan, Third Asst. Engineer.
James H. Meaney, Fourth Asst. Engineer.
Apparatus and Companies
Hose Wagon No. 1 .- Driver, Frank Harris.
Hose Wagon No. 2 .- Driver, F. O. Evans. Ladder Truck No. 1.
Chemical No. 1 .- Driver, Chas. F. Blanche.
Hose Co. No. 1 .- Eight men. John P. Rooney, foreman. Hose Co. No. 2 .- Six men. Walter M. Howard, foreman. Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1 .- Nine men. Wm. O'Hal- loran, foreman.
Steamer 1 .- Jesse Taber, engineer and Charles Young, stoker.
Apparatus
The apparatus is in good condition, excepting for painting and varnishing.
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The interior of the Central Station needs cleaning and varnishing, and the north side of building needs shingling.
We would recommend the disposing of Extinguisher House on West Street, as it is of no use to the town, and badly in need of repairs.
The Fire Alarm System is in good repair.
During the past year five hundred feet of hose was pur- chased for the Fire Department.
We would recommend for the following year:
General expenses .
$1,220 00
Pay, 30 men at $12.00. 360 00
Hours service . 325 00
Engineers' salaries
95 00
Care of Fire Alarm.
300 00
To pay for Fire Alarm battery
200 00
$2,500 00
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD F. FORREST,
GEORGE H. STETSON,
MICHAEL F. SULLIVAN,
JAMES H. MEANEY,
Board of Engineers.
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RECORD OF FIRES FOR 1915
Feb. 17-Alarm from Box 45 at 2 p.m. for fire in bungalow off Grove Street owned by Mrs. Annie C. Collins of Winthrop, Mass. Cause, overheated stove. Insured.
Mar. 13-No alarm fire at 12 o'clock in the house in rear of Roberts' Grove, owner by James Crowley of South Bos- ton. Total loss.
Mar. 14-Alarm from Box 54 at 10.35 a.m. for a woods fire between Warren and West Streets. House nearby being in danger.
Mar. 15-Alarm from Box 56 at 3.30 p m. for a woods fire between Vine, Lafayette and West Streets. House nearby being in danger. Fire was taken in charge by the forest warden.
Mar. 18-Alarm from Box 23 at 10.20 a.m. for fire on roof of building owned and occupied by Mrs. Margaret Shep- hard. Cause, spark from grass fire on adjoining land. Damage, $5,00. Insured.
Mar. 31-Alarm from Box 31 at 1.30 p.m. for fire in barn of the John F. Brady estate, cor. North and Mill Streets. Cause, spark from a rubbish fire nearby. Damage, $5 00. Insured. All out at 1.45 p.m.
April 7-Alarm from Box 23 at 7.45 a.m. for fire in two- story bui ding on Main Street owned by Eugene McAuliffe, and occupied by Frank McEnelly and J. H. Dunphy. Cause, defective chimney. Damage, $300. Insured.
April 17-Still alarm at 7.15 p.m. for fire in building on South Main Street owned and occupied by John V. Beal. Cause, defective flue. Damage $15.00. Insured.
April 21-Alarm from Box 56 at 6.45 a.m. for grass and wood fire at cor. Lafayette and Vine Streets which threat-
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ened the Tower Hill Schoolhouse. No damage to building.
April 25-Still alarm at 5.55 p.m. for chimney fire in building on Howard Street owned by Frank Barrett. Cause, soot in chimney. No damage.
May 28-Alarm from Box 42 at 8.20 a.m. for fire in dwel- ling house of H. W. Hayden on Pleasant Street. Damage, $200. Insured. Cause, spark from torch used in burning caterpillars. All out at 9.05 a.m.
July 6-No alarm fire for in barn on estate of Thos. Kiley on West Street at 1.30 a.m. Chief Forrest responded on telephone call. Cause, incendiary. Insured.
July 6-No alarm for fire in the barn owned by Thos. B. Jones on High Street at 8 a.m. Cause, incendiary. Total loss. Insured.
Sept. 3-Alarm from Box 45 at 11.35 a.m. for fire in stable of Charles Jennings on North Main Street. Cause, spon- taneous combustion. Damage, $775.00. Insured.
Sept. 16-Alarm from Box 47 at 11.10 a.m. for woods fire All out at 11.25 a.m.
Sept. 27-Alarm from Box 46 at 3.15 p.m. for fire on Chest- nut Street in building owned by Percy Codingly. Cause, defective flue. All out at 4 p.m. No insurance.
Dec. 2-Alarm from Box 47 at 9.50 a.m for fire on Old Street in building owned by Holbrook Co-operative Bank and occupied by Addison Teed. Cause, incendiary. Dam- age, $75.00. Insured. All out at 10.55 a.m.
Dec. 16-Alarm from Box 54 at 12.55 p.m. No fire, box having been tampered with.
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Expenses of Fire Department
The following bills have been approved and turned over to the Selectmen:
Paid John Gill
$85 00
William O'Halloran
24 25
Bernard Moore
9 00
Dexter T. Clark .
1 50
Charles Young
15 00
S. W. Swain, 2nd
131 31
George Stetson
14 90
F. W. Harris .
416 92
H. F. Libby .
91 98
Crosby Steam Gage Co.
11 25
Walter M. Howard
16 00
Wm. F. Sheridan.
5 00
William J. Mclaughlin
7 67
James Fardy
13 90
C. F. Blanche
130 00
Elmer P. Vaughn
7 67
Enos Holbrook .
4 00
Edward A. Perry
1 75
C. Fred Lyons
3 29
M. E. Leahy
69 90
Electric Express Co.
70
Richards & Brennan Co
177 08
F. Dianto 2 25
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Paid Stuart, Howland Co.
$89 36
Jesse Taber
22 00
$1,351 68
Unexpended.
$1,248 32
Appropriation .
2,600 00
JAMES H. MEANEY,
Clerk.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
FOR 1915
School Committee
EDWARD LONG
Chairman
GEORGE V. HIGGINS. M. D.
Secretary
EDMUND K. BELCHER Term expires 1916
EDWARD LONG Term expires 1917
GEORGE V. HIGGINS, M. D.
Term expires 1918
Trustees of Stetson School Fund
EDWARD LONG
Chairman
GEORGE V. HIGGINS, M. D. Secretary
EDMUND K. BELCHER Term expires 1916
EDWARD LONG Term expires 1917
GEORGE V. HIGGINS, M. D. Term expires 1918
Superintendent of Schools
SAMUEL F. BLODGETT
Residence, No. Main Street, Randolph. Telephone, Randolph
Regular Meeting of the School Committee, the last Friday of the month at 7.30 p.m.
School Calendar, 1916-1917
Open January 3, 1916.
Close April 14. 15 weeks
Vacation, 2 weeks.
Open May 1.
Close June 23.
8 weeks
Summer Vacation, 10 weeks.
Open September 4.
Close December 15. 15 weeks
Vacation, 2 weeks.
Open January 1, 1917.
Close March 30. 13 weeks
Vacation, 2 weeks.
Open April 13. Close June 22.
10 weeks
Legal Holidays in Term Time .- February 22, 1916; September 4, 1916; October 12, 1916; Thanksgiving Day, 1916; February 22, 1917; April 19, 1917; May 30, 1917.
TOWN OF RANDOLPH
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Randolph, Dec. 31, 1915.
To the Citizens of Randolph:
The School Committee hereby make and submit for your consideration, the annual report for the year ending Dec. 13, 1915.
In the report of the Superintendent, will be found the usual school statistics, the report of the Principal of the Stetson High School, and other interesting features.
The report shows that the number of pupils attending our schools, is annually increasing. The increase in popu- lation in the north and south portions of the town, will yearly add to the attendance.
In order to meet the present needs of the schools, the Committee have furnished and equipped the unoccupied room in the Prescott Primary building, placing Miss Mary Forrest in charge. There are ten rooms in the two buildings of the Prescott district, now all occupied for the first time.
How to provide for future needs, is a problem which must now be given consideration. The building at the West Corners can be made a two-story structure, and accommodate a much larger number for that section.
The Superintendent has many times recommended rais- ing the entrance age to five and one-half, or six years. It is the consensus of opinion of those having charge of the work in the schools, that this change is desirable from every view point.
The adoption of this recommendation will become im- perative, when the Fall term opens in September. This
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change would at least give temporary relief, and prevent overcrowding for a while.
The No. 1 School building, the sale of which was recom- mended by the Committee, was disposed of during the year, and the price paid for land and building was $675.00
Extensive repairs recently made in the boiler room at the High School building, will add much to the amount needed for General Expense, next year.
Two teachers have been added to the force for 1916, namely: Miss Pearl F. Goddard of Melrose, an assistant at the High School, and Miss Mary J. Cahill, to fill the vacancy at Tower Hill. This will materially increase the amount asked for pay of teachers.
At the last annual town meeting, it was voted to furnish school tickets to all pupils in the grades, living one mile or more from the schools.
The sum of $850 was appropriated for this purpose. To provide for this number would require an expenditure of $138.00 each month, and this could not be done for the amount appropriated. For the greater part of the term, tickets were only given to pupils in grades 1 to 5, inclusive. To provide tickets, as per vote of the town would require an appropriation of $1,350.00 for the year 1916.
The Ladies' Library Association has taken up the work of giving instruction in sewing in the seventh and eighth grades. For a number of years, the Association has carried on this work with marked success. Many former pupils are indebted to the instruction they received in school, for the knowledge of needle work, which they possess today.
The Committee wish to express their thanks to the Asso- ciation, whose members give so generously of their time and ability to this worthy cause.
A detailed statement of the receipts and expenditures of
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this Department for the year ending December 31, 1915, is annexed to this report.
The Committee ask the town to raise and appropriate the following sums of money, to meet the school expenses for the year ending December 31, 1916.
Teaching
$10,311 00
Fuel .
1,400 00
Care of rooms .
1,550 00
Books and supplies
1,600 00
General expense
1,600 00
Transportation
1,350 00
Supt. of Schools .
68Q 00
School Physician.
100 00
School Committee
300 00
Stetson High School
3,500 00
$22,391 00
Less estimate revenue from dog tax
$450 00
State tuition .
150 00
State for Superintendent
300 00
Salary of teachers
200 00
1,100 00
$21,291 00
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD LONG, GEORGE V. HIGGINS, M. D., EDMUND K. BELCHER, School Committee
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SCHOOL EXPENSES, 1915
Summary
Received General appropriation, net.
$18,606 66
State Wards, tuition. .
296 50
State for Superintendent.
300 00
State for teachers
200 00
Dog tax refunded.
471 06
Telephone .
37 86
Typewriter .
12 00
Coddington Fund
79 18
$20,003 26
Paid Teaching .
$9,949 36
Book and supplies
711 94
Care of rooms .
1,473 88
Fuel .
1,428 63
Superintendent of Schools .
680 04
School Physician .
100 00
School Committee for 1914
300 00
Transportation
675 00
General expense .
1,112 44
Sec'y Trustees Stetson Fund
2,800 00
Bills approved and unpaid
771 97
$20,003 26
Teaching
Paid Frances L. Bacon. $80 00
Sarah C. Belcher
551 00
Fannie A. Campbell .
551 00
Elizabeth E. Dean
465 50
Mary Forrest .
465 50
Olive Fuller 42 00
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Paid Nelson Freeman
$1,000 16
Pearl Goddard .
210 54
Ellen P. Henry
551 00
Rose G. Hand .
225 00
Hannah F. Hoye
551 00
Mae L. Lundergan .
465 50
Ellen E. Mclaughlin
551 00
Anastasia L. McAvoy
433 00
Kittie R. Molloy
551 00
Elsie L. Nourse. 90 00
William J. O'Keefe
1,000 16
Mrs. E. A. Powderly
513 00
Katherine E. Sheridan
551 00
Clara A. Tolman
551 00
Mary E. Wren .
551 00
$9,949 36
Care of Rooms
Paid A. S. Frier
300 00
Eleanor Holbrook
62 00
William Mahady .
549 96
George E. McAllister
62 00
John P. Rooney .
499 92
$1,473 88
Superintendent of Schools
Paid S. F. Blodgett
$680 04
Transportation of Pupils
Paid Bay State Street Railway Co.
$675 00
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School Physician
Paid George V. Higgins, M. D. $100 00
Fuel
Paid Frank Dianto.
$300 00
M. E. Leahy
704 63
Edwin M. Mann
47 50
Randolph Coal Co.
376 50
$1,428 63
School Committee
Paid Edward Long
$100 00
George V. Higgins
100 00
Edmund K. Belcher
100 00
$300 00
General Expense
Paid Am. La France .
$78 00
William F. Barrett.
50 00
Frank I. Barrett
41 60
Robert J. Bloom
22 00
S. F. Blodgett. .
12 55
Chandler & Barber
27 47
Dexter T. Clark
12 75
Frank J. Donahue.
20 00
W. J. Dallman & Co. 43 09
Frank Dianto
3 00
Electric Express
8 56
Mrs. Amy Fisher
6 00
A. S. Frier 50
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Paid W. L. Hickey
$56 45
Hall & Buckley
162 00
F. W. Harris
42 16
Stephen Hart .
5 00
G. W. Jones .
8 75
Alonzo Kelsea
6 00
Loring & Howard
4 00
John Lunt.
34 10
C. Fred Lyons .
26 62
Joseph J. McMahon, P.M.
10 62
George E. McAllister
35 21
Jeremiah McCarthy
10 00
John B. Mahoney .
33 75
Milton Chemical Co
12 72
Bernard Moore.
8 50
R. E. O'Brien
80 51
E. A. Perry
33 51
W. L. Pulson
64 19
E. Lawrence Payne
20 00
John Purcell 68 00
Partridge & Co.
3 00
Powers Bros.
47 58
William B. Spear.
6 25
E. C. Soule
8 00
$1,112 44
Books and Supplies
Paid Edward E. Babb & Co.
$79 38
Cook-Vivian Co.
19 20
Ginn & Co ..
302 89
Houghton, Mifflin Co.
66 31
Kinney Bros. & Wolkins
103 06
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Paid Porter's Pharmacy
$2 85
Silver Burdett . 14 68
Underwood Typewriter Co.
60 00
Victor Typewriter Co.
50 00
Wadsworth Howland
13 57
$711 94
No School Signal
7.15 a.m .- No session for High School.
8.00 a.m .- No session for Grades.
11.30 a.m .- One session.
EDWARD LONG, GEORGE V. HIGGINS, M.D., EDMUND K. BELCHER, -
School Committee.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
To the Citizens of Randolph:
During the past year the number of pupils in the lower grades increased greatly and in both Belcher and Prescott buildings overcrowded conditions existed. This condition was more marked in the Belcher primary grades and thus the general health of those pupils necessarily suffered some- what.
During the Spring term there was a general epidemic of measles, but with no fatal result among our school children. There has, from time to time, been a question as to whether or not the various rooms should be closed when one or more pupils were out with such disease, but as children out of school are very liable to play and come in close contact with those actually in the most dangerous period of the disease, I could not feel that it was protecting our children or our public to do so, but as it was a matter of public question, I referred the matter to our District Health Officer and was most earnestly urged by him not to close the rooms, upon the same grounds as stated above.
In a general way our children are in a good physical con- dition, being very free from tubercular, lung or hip-joint disease.
It would be well in many cases for the parents to look into the condition of their children's teeth. There is absolutely no doubt in the minds of our leading men in medicine, that various disorders arise in the system which may result in a life-long annoyance, wholly due to infection through poor teeth. The child's teeth are too often neglected.
In regard to enlarged tonsils and adenoids, there is always
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a road to infection from these sources. At the Massachu- setts General Hospital almost every case of rheumatism has been proved to come from repeated attacks of tonsilitis in its various forms. Many parents have attended to this condition in their children, but more should, and I earnestly urge them for the sake of the child to do so as soon as it is possible. The splendid result can readily be seen in those children attended to along this line.
Head lice seem to be found in a general way in our schools and it needs careful attention by the parents to keep this scourge away from our schools.
I submit this report to the people of Randolph as an out- line of my work in the schools and take the opportunity to most graciously thank our local board of health, our super- intendent and teachers for their hearty support during the past year.
Respectfully yours, G. V. HIGGINS, M. D.
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STETSON SCHOOL FUND
Report of Trustees
To the Citizens of Randolph:
There has been no change in the investment of the fund during the past year.
The fund is invested as follows:
7 Northern Pacific & Great Northern 4% bonds . $7,000 00
2 American Telephone & Telegraph 4% bonds 2,000 00
2 Boston & Maine R. R. 4% bonds 2,000 00
Deposit in Randolph Savings Bank . 3,267 66
Deposit in Weymouth Savings Bank
1,300 00
10 Shares Old Boston National Bank
1,000 00
10 Shares Boylston National Bank
1,000 00
8 Shares Webster & Atlas Bank
800 00
5 Shares People's National Bank 500 00
2 Shares Lawrence Gas Company 200 00
$19,067 66
The Turner Reference Library Fund is invested in a deposit of $1,000.00 at the Randolph Savings Bank.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD LONG, GEORGE V. HIGGINS, M.D. EDMUND K. BELCHER.
103
EIGHTIETH ANNUAL REPORT
The undersigned, Selectmen of Randolph, have this day made an examination of the accounts of the Trustees of Stetson High School Fund for the year 1915, and find them correct.
The fund is invested as follows:
7 Northern Pacific & Great Northern 4% bonds . $7,000 00
2 American Telephone & Telegraph 4% bonds 2,000 00
2 Boston & Maine R. R. 4% bonds 2,000 00
Deposit in Randolph Savings Bank . 3,267 66
Deposit in Weymouth Savings Bank
1,300 00
10 Shares Old Boston National Bank
1,000 00
10 Shares Boylston National Bank
1,000 00
8 Shares Webster & Atlas Bank 800 00
5 Shares People's National Bank 500 00
2 Shares Lawrence Gas Company 200 00
$19,067 66
We also find in the hands of the Secretary a $1,000.00 deposit in the Randolph Savings Bank, the investment of the Turner Fund.
JEREMIAH J. DESMOND, JAMES H. DUNPHY, MICHAEL E. CLARK, Selectmen of Randolph.
104
TOWN OF RANDOLPH
The Board of Trustees in account with the Stetson High School Fund
1915
Dr.
To appropriation .
$2,800 00
To balance of old account.
50 40
Bank dividends, Webster & Atlas 64 00
Bank dividends, Old Boston.
50 00
Bank dividends, Boylston .
50 00
Bank dividends, People's . 30 00
Interest on N. P. & G. N. bonds .
280 00
Interest on American Tel. & Tel Co.
80 00
Interest on Boston & Maine.
80 00
Randolph Savings Bank interest
135 28
Stoughton Trust Co., interest
53
Randolph Trust Co., rent .
126 00
Liquidation Bank stock
11 60
Lawrence Gas, interest
16 00
Rent, G. A. R. room
10 00
Rent of hall
1,105 75
$4,889 56
105
EIGHTIETH ANNUAL REPORT
Cr.
Paid F. E. Chapin
$1,436 76
Mary Devlin
615 81
Geraldine B. Kennedy
585 50
M. Alice Remhalter
615 81
Livia M. Bizzozero
210 55
Rose Hand .
75 00
Gladys Haynes
347 33
M. E. Leahy
112 50
John Lunt .
74 40
Frank Harris .
30 00
R. & H. Electric Light
122 59
R. E. O'Brien .
18 14
H. I. Dallman .
33 75
Randolph Coal Co.
75 00
Frank Dianto
75 00
Bernard Moore
332 75
American La France Co.
39 00
Stoughton Trust Co.
5 00
C. B. Granger .
1 00
G. W. Jones
7 00
E. E. Babb
11 50
Brockton Gas Co.
7 74
F. W. Hayden
2 43
C. F. Lyons
8 63
Edwin Mann .
8 25
Trustees' salary
20 00
Secretary's expense
1 40
$4,877 27
Balance
$12 29
106
TOWN OF RANDOLPH
Randolph, Jan. 24, 1916.
The undersigned have this day examined the accounts of the Secretary of the Stetson High School Fund, and find the same correct, with proper vouchers for all orders drawn.
JEREMIAH J. DESMOND, JAMES H. DUNPHY, MICHAEL E. CLARK. Selectmen of Randolph.
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