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$583,490 87
TEMPORARY LOANS.
CREDIT.
. Balance from 1885
$175,000 00
Cash, borrowed by authority of the
City Council on city notes, as follows, viz. : -
March 3, Brewster, Cobb & Esta- brook, on eight months, at 3 per cent
$75,000 00
March 3, Brewster, Cobb & Esta- brook, on eight months, at 3 per cent
50,000 00
March 31, Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts, on eight months, at 3 per cent
125,000 00
April 13, Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, on eight months, at 3 per cent .
75,000 00
Dec. 6, Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, on four months, at 3g per cent .
75,000 00
Dec. 13, Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, on four months, at 3% per cent . .
75,000 00
475,000 00
$650,000 00
DEBIT.
Cash, paid as follows, viz. : -
Suffolk Savings Bank, note dated Oct. 29, 1885 . . $100,000 00
Amounts carried forward
. $100,000 00 $650,000 00
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Amounts brought forward $100,000 00 $650,000 00 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, note dated Dec. 10, 1885 . 75,000 00 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, note dated March 31, 1886 125,000 00
Suffolk Savings Bank, note dated March 3, 1886
75,000 00
Suffolk Savings Bank, note dated March 3, 1886 .
50,000 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, note dated April 13, 1886.
75,000 00
$500,000 00
Balance to credit in account 1887
150,000 00
$650,000 00
WATER LOAN INTEREST.
CREDIT.
Cash , received of city of Boston, return on water rates :
1885, 40 per cent on $6,801 54
$2,720 62
1886, 15
20,000 00 . 3,000 00
66 20
10,000 00 2,000 00
25 66 10,000 00 · 2,500 00
30 66 10,000 00
3,000 00
40
18,231 96 . 7,292 78
66
50 66
1,863 03
931 51
$21,444 91
DEBIT.
Cash paid interest on water loan bonds : -
$14,500 one year at 5₺ per cent,
$797 50
55,500 six months at 52 66 1,526 25
239,000 one year " 5
11,950 00
7,500 six months " 5 6.
187 50
26,000 one year "' 4
1,040 00
48,000 six months " 4
960 00
$16,461 25
Less coupons unpaid .
32 50
Amounts carried forward
$16,428 75
$21,444 91
110
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward $16,428 75 $21,444 91
Sundry persons, coupons unpaid as above .
32 50
City of Boston, proportion of amount refunded t to water takers . 109 90
$16,571 15
Excess and deficiency, balance to credit
of account 4,873 76
$21,444 91
WATER SERVICES.
CREDIT.
Cash, received of Roswell C. Downer,
service pipe, etc. . . . $38 00
E. H. Dunklee, service pipe, etc., 13 50
Barnabus Binney,
7 50
H. P. Hemenway,
15 29
Albert E. Hughes,
66
12 50
Erastus Clark,
13 60
Nathan A. Fitch,
39 75
George G. Fox, 66
83 94
John Harwood,
14 50
Addison Smith,
38 40
Amos Keyes,
66
47 20
William Lock,
26 36
Charles H. Pierce,
15 53
John F. Mills,
66
7 50
John Wall,
24 85
Stephen Jackman,
66
7 50
Frank H. Rindge,
66
35 11
Amos Haynes,
66
47 65
John F. Nickerson,
32 13
Margaret A. Simpson,
7 96
Schoolhouse in Ward Three, account
service pipe
27 88
Amount carried forward . $556 65
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Amount brought forward
$556 65
Schoolhouse in Ward Four, account service pipe 29 00
J. P. Fegan, old materials 11 20
C. A. Legallee, pipe and fittings 1 35
F. A. Titus, S. & W. cock
3 00
Dalton & Ingersoll, fittings ·
3 54
Watering streets account, labor and materials
213 54
$818 28
Water-service assessments, pipes laid,
cost of service
5,520 21
$6,338 49
DEBIT.
Cash, paid laborers
$2,229 50
George K. Paul & Co., pipe
1,147 22
W. L. Snow, 2 80
George D. Goodrich, drain pipe
1 74
Boston Lead Mfg. Company, pipe, etc. .
229 57
Walworth Mfg. Company, pipe and fittings
145 81
Ward & Curley, fittings
372 33
Sumner & Goodwin, " 364 37
Dalton & Ingersoll, “
410 32
Andrew J. Morse & Sons, fittings
7 50
S. B. Locke & Co., clamps
24 34
James P. Fegan, fittings
481 86
Chapman Valve Mfg. valves
Company,
51 96
Boston Bolt Company, bolts
37 55
Davis & Farnham, services, boxes,
etc.
629 74
Dodge, Haley & Co., tools .
4 02
Armstrong Mfg. Company, tools
17 85
A. J. Wilkinson & Co.,
4 43
W. W. Hawkes, reel
5 00
Amounts carried forward - . $6,167 91
$6,338 49
112
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward . $6,167 91 $6,338 49
George Cutler, screw-drivers 1 50
Joseph Zane & Co., faucet
75
Boston Belting Company, tubing
6 42
Guptill & Dove, moulds .
6 50
George Sanderson, naphtha furnace, H. Finnegan, soldering copper
6 00
. J. A. Merrifield, plumbing
2 28
Charles Holmes & Son, plumbing
9 46
Fulton O'Brion, grain
9 68
J. McCarthy's Sons, charcoal . Barker & Tibbetts, expressing 3 25
8 40
Wm. J. London,
1 25
George D. Day, 66
15
R. M. Hale, rebate on bill
6 00
$6,235 55
Water maintenance, balance transferred,
102 94
$6,338 49
WATER SERVICE ASSESSMENTS.
CREDIT.
Cash, received of sundry persons for water services . $5,889 27
Balance to debit in account 1887 916 92
$6,806 19
DEBIT.
Balance from 1885
· $1,285 98
Water services, service pipes laid in 1886, 5,520 21
$6,806 19
WATER MAINTENANCE.
CREDIT.
Appropriations, amount assessed ·
.
$14,000 00
Interest, transferred
1,000 00
Water services, transferred
.
102 94
Cash, received of town of Arlington, clamps
$9 60
Amounts carried forward . · $9 60
$15,102 94
6 00
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Amounts brought forward $9 60 $15,102 94
C. O. Achorn, part cost of laying pipe . 50 00
Charles J. Simpson, part cost of lay- ing pipe 50 00
McLean Asylum, pipe, labor, etc. 1,078 40
City of Chelsea, cement-lined pipe 120 26
Town of Winchester, tar kettle
10 00
Town of Melrose, rolling machine and castings 604 89
Calvin Horton, lined pipe
6 64
J. P. Fegan, old materials 10 50
Middlesex Bleachery, labor and
materials
300 81
E. H Bright, clock .
5 00
James Stiles, manure
6 00
Sewers account, pipe, labor, etc.
103 10
New fire hydrant account, labor,
pipe and fittings .
311 63
2,666 83
$17,769 77
DEBIT.
Cash, paid laborers
. $10,105 06
Nathaniel Dennett, salary as super- intendent 1,500 00
Nathaniel Dennett, disbursements 9 50
Sundry persons, clerical services 103 66
Davis & Farnham, castings
825 22
Somerville Iron Foundry, castings .
233 10
Chapman Valve Manufacturing Com- pany, valve gates, etc. 222 03
Coffin Valve Company, hydrant, etc . 273 60
Pattee & Draper, hydrants
16 75
Sumner & Goodwin, fittings
78 97
Ward & Curley, fittings .
6 00
Boston Belting Company, washers, etc.
46 71
Amounts carried forward · . $13,420 60
$17,769 77
S
114
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward . $13,420 60 $17,769 77
Dodge, Haley & Co., steel, etc. 9 10
Walworth Manufacturing Company, tools . 9 10
Boston Bolt Company, bolts ·
27 10
Thomas Watkins, pipe joiner . 5 00
Whittier Machine Company, jacket .
6 20
Crosby Steam Gage and Valve Com- pany, repairing gauge . 1 25
Boston Lead Manufacturing Com- pany, pipe, etc. . 307 52
George K. Paul & Co., pipe, etc. 27 32
R. D. Wood & Co., 66
451 00
George D. Goodrich & Co., drain pipe . 2 28
Medford Water Board, pipe
19 20
T. W. Norman & Co., frames .
7 20
John Clary, lumber
144 81
E. D. Sawyer & Co .. lumber
7 62
J. Leland, 66
75
Watson Bisbee,
8 00
George H. Sampson, powder, etc. 25 58
E. I. Train & Co.,
2 00
L. G. Burnham, cement .
10 80
Sewall & Day Cordage Company, packing
18 72
Elliott, Barnes & Co., leather
·
6 75
A. J. Wilkinson & Co., hardware
5 15
H. W. Raymond, 66
103 54
Whitney & Snow,
44 47
Charles Holmes & Son,
2 80
Bradley & Hastings,
66
18 57
C. C. Warren,
90
Howe & Flint,
60
3 60
George H. Mason & Co., water
cooler . . 4 00
James W. Vinal & Co., filterer
2 00
Union Glass Company, lanterns
18 23
.
Amounts carried forward
. $14,721 16
$17,769 77
.
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.
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.
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APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
115
Amounts brought forward . $14,721 16
$17,769 77
John L. Robinson, clock . 20 00
Joseph J. Giles, furniture J. B. Plummer, pails 1 65
5 90
Warren B. Plimpton, polish 1 10
C. E. Jones & Co., carriage trim- mings . 3 60
Philip Eberle, rubber boots 2 75
Charles G. Whitton, stamp
3 00
E. Spalding, harness work
27 00
Seward Dodge, blacksmithing .
131 95
Charles N. Maguire, horseshoeing
53 31
Timothy O'Brine,
22 19
J. W. Gerry, 2 25
James Forgie & Son, collar
6 00
John E. Hill, hoof pads .
1 50
W. W. Winship, tool bag
2 50
Elijah Walker, carpenter work
456 67
J. W. Gilpatrick,
7 25
S. T. Kirk,
66
.
3 25
I. H. Brown, 90
E. N. Buxton, painting, etc. 28 50
Bubier & Co., gutter
2 70
R. W. Willey & Co., grain
380 04
Fulton O'Brion,
46 74
Samuel Walker & Co., oil
12 70
Spear, Gregory & Co., "
10 80
Whitney & Snow,
3 46
Masury, Young & Co., "
9 00
E. S. Conant & Co., salt .
17 00
Thomas Hollis, sponges, etc. .
1 50
H. Wellington & Co., fuel cement
and
176 10
George M. Winslow & Co., fuel 13 35
B. F. Wild & Co., 17 52
Somerset Coal Company, wiping
11 50
Globe Gas Light Company, furnace, 11 00
S. J. Wood, keys . .
5 50
Amounts carried forward · . $16,221 34
$17,769 77
116
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward . $16,221 34 $17,769 77
J. Spectorsky, brushes 2 25
H. D. & W. S. Durgin, ice 6 00
Cambridge Gas Light Company, gas, 20 80
New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, rentals and tolls 96 70
Aaron R. Gay & Co., stationery 87 26
J. O. Hayden & Co., printing .
28 30
J. H. McNamee, bookbinding .
8 50
Barker & Tibbetts, expressing 2 30
Blackall's express,
75
Thorpe's express,
75
M. G. Steele, teaming .
36 11
Martin Gill, 66
76 10
Caldwell & Staples, teaming
9 50
J. F. Manning,
3 00
Philip McGovern, labor .
2 00
F. Ivers & Son, repairing wagon
7 25
F. E. Foster & Co., “ 66
11 50
L. H. Brown, use of. wagon
11 50
E. H. Bright, ditch pump 9 00
Charles Booth, reporting leak . 2 00
Hugh H. Herrick, "
2 00
City of Boston, water 16 80
City of Boston, fittings 6 31
Mark M. Lark, veterinary services . 2 00
Charles M. Grant, compensation for damages
30 00
John A. Hart, compensation for
damages 100 00
Hannah Stone, compensation for
damages 10 00
Town of Melrose, rebate on bill
12 50
City of Boston, water rates 3 28
W. C. Crane, insurance . 59 25
$16,885 05
Excess and deficiency, balance to credit of account . 884 72
$17,769 77
.
.
117
APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
WATERING STREETS.
CREDIT.
Appropriation, amount assessed
$3,000 00
Interest, transferred
40 46
Cash, received of abutters
4,891 26
$7,931 72
DEBIT.
Cash, paid Christopher Burke, watering . $430 00
T. F. Cummings,
240 40
J. F. Elkins,
439 20
Celia Faulkner,
439 00
Martin Gill,
430 60
John Hickey,
66
152 80
Jeremiah McCarthy,
:6
330 40
George McKenna,
463 20
A. M. Prescott,
66
459 60
J. J. Underhill,
364 40
John Walsh,
433 20
Abbott Downing Company, water- ing cart
425 00
Mark Laighton, building shed .
250 00
Richard A. Stevens, carpentering work .
2 52
Hall Rubber Company, hose .
50 00
Boston Belting Company, hose
22 50
Boston Woven Hose Company, hose,
9 90
J. Leland, repairing carts
55 35
Wm. T. Henderson, repairing carts,
15 50
Howe & Flint,
6.
5 75
H. G. Collins,
1 50
F. Dooris,
1 50
Seward Dodge,
66
112 47
E. Spaulding,
75
Stephen Buttimer, cleaning carts
16 50
Decker & Holton, copper work
2 06
Amounts carried forward
. $5,154 10
$7,931 72
·
118
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward $5,154 10 $7,931 72
J. H. Flitner & Co., pitch, tar, etc., 4 37
J. O. Hayden & Co , printing . 20 70
Aaron R. Gay, stationery 2 75
W. C. Crane, insurance .
46 75
City of Boston, water
2,489 51
Water-service account, stand-pipes, etc.
213 54
$7,931 72
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TABLE D.
BALANCES DEC. 31, 1886.
Cash
$9,579 75
Excess and deficiency
Funded debt . .
$20,879 58 1,525,000 00
Highway betterment assessments
987 24
Overlay and abatement . 3,903 34
Overplus on tax sales
233 96
Public property
1,250,441 70
Property and debt balance
274,558 30
Real-estate liens
728 10
State of Massachusetts, State aid
3,560 00
State of Massachusetts, indigent soldiers and sailors 451 00
Sidewalk assessments
3,446 97
Sewer assessments
6,467 86
Sundry persons - .
1,231 44
Schoolhouse in Ward Three
668 26
Schoolhouse in Ward Four
816 68
Temporary loans
150,000 00
Taxes . .
151,595 42
Water-service assessments
916 92
$1,702,733 26 $1,702,733 26
REPORT
OF THE
COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING FUNDS.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Jan. 26, 1887.
Referred to the committee on printing, to be printed in the annual re- ports. Sent down for concurrence.
CHARLES E. GILMAN, Clerk.
Concurred in.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, Jan. 27, 1887. DOUGLAS FRAZAR, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING FUNDS, Jan. 8, 1887.
To the Honorable the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Somerville :
GENTLEMEN, - The undersigned present herewith the eleventh annual report of the condition of the sinking funds of the city. The amount of the funds, Jan. 1, 1886, as per the tenth annual report, was . $517,158 18
The additions thereto during the year 1886 were : - Contribution by the city for the year .
40,725 00
Interest on investments in city bonds ($473,000 one year, and $8,500 six months, at 5 per cent per annum, and $40,000 one year, at 5} per cent per annum) .
26,062 50
Interest on deposit in bank
106 73
A total of
. $584,052 41
Invested as follows : -
In bonds of the city of Somerville ($541,500 at 5 per cent, and $40,000 at 5} per cent) $581,500 00
On deposit in Maverick National Bank 2,552 41
$584,052 41
The several sinking funds are : - City loan maturity of 1895 Sewer loan maturity of 1896
. $499,603 18
13,778 00
Water loan maturity of 1905
67,126 23
66 66
" 1906
1,886 00
66 " 1907
1,659 00
$584,052 41
Respectfully submitted, NATHAN TUFTS, HENRY F. WOODS, Commissioners. EZRA D. CONANT,
REPORT
OF
THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
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CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN SCHOOL COMMITTEE, Dec. 27, 1886.
The superintendent submitted his annual report, which was read and ac- cepted. It was voted that the committee adopt the report now submitted by the superintendent of public schools, and present it to their fellow- citizens as the report of the school committee for the year 1886.
J. H. DAVIS, Secretary.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Feb. 23, 1887.
Referred the report to the committee on printing, to be printed in the annual reports. Sent down for concurrence.
CHARLES E. GILMAN, Clerk.
Concurred in.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, Feb. 24, 1887.
DOUGLAS FRAZAR, Clerk.
BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 1886.
HON. MARK F. BURNS, Mayor, Chairman, ex officio.
WALTER C. MENTZER, President of the Common Council, ex officio.
WARD ONE.
HORACE} C. WHITE, M. D.
Term expires 1886.
JOHN H. BUTLER
1887.
S.NEWTON CUTLER
66 1888.
WARD TWO.
MRS. CORNELIA B. SKINNER *
Term expires 1886.
CHARLES I. SHEPARD .
66
1887.
ALPHONSO H. CARVILL, M. D.
66 1888.
WARD THREE.
Q. E. DICKERMAN
Term expires 1886.
WILLIAM P. HILL .
NORMAN W. BINGHAM .
66
66 1888.
WARD FOUR.
H. P. MAKECHNIE, M. D.
Term expires 1886.
MARTIN W. CARR .
66
1887.
PROF. BENJAMIN G. BROWN
66 66 1888.
J. H. DAVIS, Superintendent and Secretary.
* On account of ill-health, Mrs. Skinner resigned her position as member of the School Committee, Jan. 9. The vacancy thus occasioned was filled Jan. 20, in convention of the City Council and the School Board, by the election of James F. Beard, Esq.
1887.
STANDING COMMITTEES, 1886.
High School. MESSRS. WHITE, BROWN, CARVILL, BINGHAM, BUTLER, DICKERMAN. East Somerville Schools. MESSRS. BUTLER, WHITE, CUTLER, MAYOR BURNS. Prospect Hill Schools. MESSRS. CARVILL, SHEPARD, MRS. SKINNER .* Winter Hill Schools. MESSRS. HILL, BINGHAM, DICKERMAN. Spring Hill Schools. MESSRS. CARR, MAKECHNIE, MENTZER. West Somerville Schools. MESSRS. BROWN, MAKECHNIE, CARR. Evening Schools. MESSRS. DICKERMAN, WHITE, BROWN, CUTLER, MRS. SKINNER. Examination of Teachers. MESSRS. BROWN, BUTLER, CARVILL. Text-Books. MESSRS. WHITE, SHEPARD, CARR, BUTLER, BINGHAM. Repairs and Heating Apparatus. MESSRS. CARR, SHEPARD, CUTLER, MENTZER, HILL. School Supplies. MESSRS. CARR, BINGHAM. Fuel. MESSRS. MENTZER, CARVILL, MAKECHNIE. Music. MESSRS. BINGHAM, WHITE, MRS. SKINNER. Finance. MESSRS. CARVILL, CARR. Drawing and Penmanship. MESSRS. DICKERMAN, BUTLER, SHEPARD.
Salaries. MESSRS. HILL, CARVILL, BROWN, CARR, BUTLER.
Approval of Private Schools.
MESSRS. MAKECHNIE, BINGHAM, BUTLER, MRS. SKINNER. Additional School Accommodations.
MAYOR BURNS, MESSRS. BUTLER, BINGHAM, CARVILL, CARR. Examination of the First Class. MESSRS. CARVILL, WHITE, MAKECHNIE, DICKERMAN.
Examination of Second Class. MESSRS. BROWN, CUTLER. Examination of Third Class. MESSRS. BINGHAM, CARR. Examination of Fourth Class. MESSRS. BUTLER, HILL. Examination of Fifth Class. MESSRS. MAKECHNIE, SHEPARD. Examination of Sixth Class. MRS. SKINNER, MR. MENTZER.
* By vote of the Board, Jan. 25, the name of Mr. Beard was substituted for that of Mrs. Skinner on all Standing Committees of which she had been chosen a member.
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BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 1887.
HON. MARK F. BURNS, Mayor, Chairman, ex officio.
CHARLES L. NORTH, President of the Common Council, ex officio.
WARD ONE.
JOHN H. BUTLER
Term expires 1887.
S. NEWTON CUTLER .
66 1888.
HORACE C. WHITE, M. D. .
66 1889.
WARD TWO.
CHARLES I. SHEPARD
Term expires 1887.
ALPHONSO H. CARVILL, M. D. .
66 1888.
JAMES F. BEARD
WARD THREE.
WILLIAM P. HILL
NORMAN W. BINGHAM
QUINCY E. DICKERMAN
66
66 1889.
WARD FOUR.
MARTIN W. CARR
Term expires 1887.
PROF. BENJ. G. BROWN
HORACE P. MAKECHNIE, M. D.
.
Term expires 1887.
66 1888.
66 66 1888.
66 1889.
1889.
J. H. DAVIS, Superintendent and Secretary.
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STANDING COMMITTEES, 1887.
High School. MESSRS. WHITE, BROWN, CARVILL, BINGHAM, BUTLER, DICKERMAN BEARD, MAKECHNIE. East Somerville Schools. MESSRS. CUTLER, WHITE, BUTLER, BURNS. Prospect Hill Schools. MESSRS. SHEPARD, BEARD, NORTH, CARVILL. Winter Hill Schools. MESSRS. BINGHAM, DICKERMAN, HILL. Spring Hill Schools. MESSRS. CARR, BROWN, MAKECHNIE. West Somerville Schools. MESSRS. MAKECHNIE, BROWN, CARR. Evening Schools. MESSRS. DICKERMAN, BROWN, BEARD, CUTLER. Examination of Teachers. MESSRS. BROWN, BUTLER, CARVILL. Text-Books. MESSRS. BUTLER, SHEPARD, HILL, CARR, WHITE, BINGHAM. Repairs and Heating Apparatus. MESSRS. SHEPARD, CUTLER, MAKECHNIE, HILL, NORTH. School Supplies. MESSRS. HILL, CARR. Fuel. MESSRS. NORTH, MAKECHNIE, CARVILL. Music. MESSRS. CUTLER, BINGHAM, MAKECHNIE, BEARD. Finance. MESSRS. BEARD, CARR. Drawing and Penmanship. MESSRS. MAKECHNIE, DICKERMAN, CUTLER, SHEPARD. Salaries. MESSRS. CARVILL, BROWN, CARR, BUTLER, HILL. Approval of Private Schools. BROWN, DICKERMAN, CUTLER, BEARD. Additional School Accommodations. MAYOR BURNS, MESSRS. CARVILL, BROWN, WHITE, HILL. Examination of First Class.
MESSRS. [CARVILL, WHITE, MAKECHNIE, DICKERMAN.
Examination of Second Class.
MESSRS. BROWN, CUTLER. Examination of Third Class.
MESSRS. BINGHAM, CARR. Examination of Fourth Class. MESSRS. BUTLER, HILL. Examination of Fifth Class. MESSRS. MAKECHNIE, SHEPARD. Examination of Sixth Class. MESSRS. BEARD, NORTH.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
To the School Committee of Somerville :
GENTLEMEN, - In accordance with your instructions, and in compliance with statute requirements, the following report upon the condition of the public schools of this city for the year 1886 is respectfully submitted : -
In the preparation of the report it has been my endeavor to com- municate as briefly as possible, by statistics and concise statements, such facts pertaining to the schools and their various appointments as may be of general interest.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENTS.
POPULATION. .
Population of the city, United States census, 1880 . 24,985
66 State census, 1885 29,992
Number of persons in the city between five and fif- teen years of age in May last 5,296
Number between eight and fourteen years of age 3,557
VALUATION.
Valuation of the city, May 1, 1886 . ·
Real estate
$24,124,700 . $26,003,200
Personal estate . 1,878,500 Rate of taxation .0154
Estimated value of school property . $413,714
132
ANNUAL REPORTS.
EXPENDITURES FROM JAN. 1, 1886, TO JAN. 1, 1887.
BY THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Salaries of teachers
$80,942 26
" janitors .
4,020 32
" " truant officers
600 00
Salary of superintendent.
2,000 00
Water
411 77
Gas
207 31
Text-books
2,322 30
Writing books
371 90
Drawing books
517 34
Printing
436 00
Stationery. and other supplies
1,774 64
Miscellaneous
1,332 56
Total expenditures
$94,936 40
RECEIPTS.
Tuition of non-resident pupils .
298 56
Net expenditures
$94,637 84
SCHOOLHOUSES.
Two school buildings, of four rooms each, are now in process of construction, and will be ready for use early in the coming summer.
One of these buildings is located on Lowell Street in Ward Three, and the other on Cherry Street in Ward Four.
Both buildings are constructed of brick, and so constructed that they may be enlarged, without additional cost for stairs and en- tries, whenever enlargement may be demanded by the necessities of the neighborhoods where they are located.
The plans and specifications were furnished by Geo. F. Loring, Esq, of this city. The contractors are Messrs. J. H. Coon & Co., of Boston.
Cost of each building, exclusive of furniture and heat-
ing apparatus .
$10,500 00
Cost of land on Lowell Street, 20,806 feet 1,880 64
Cost of land on Cherry Street, 16,080 feet 1,929 60
133
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
As a token of respect for his Honor Mayor Burns, and Norman W. Bingham Esq., of the School Board, and in recognition of val- uable services rendered the city by these gentlemen, in their respec- tive places of trust, the building on Cherry Street has been named the Burns Schoolhouse, and the building on Lowell Street the Bingham Schoolhouse.
When these buildings are completed, the city will own twenty- three schoolhouses, containing one hundred and twenty school- rooms, and seats for about six thousand pupils
During the summer vacation, steam-heating apparatus was sub- stituted for furnaces in the Luther V. Bell Schoolhouse.
TABLE SHOWING THE NAME, LOCATION, DATE OF ERECTION, ESTIMATED VALUE, AND CAPACITY OF THE SEVERAL SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
NAME.
LOCATION.
When built.
No. of feet in
lot.
Estimated
value.
No. of rooms.
High
Highland Avenue
.
1871
-
$44,000
9
Forster
Sycamore Street
1866
32,693
39,422
13
Prescott .
Pearl Street
1867
21,444
42,000
12
Edgerly .
Cross Street
1871
26 428
43,100
8
Davis
Tufts Street
1884
29,584
18,333
4
L. V. Bell
Vinal Avenue
1874
22,262
43.000
12
Cummings
School Street .
1884
11,300
15,357
4
Prospect Hill .
Washington Street Medford Street
1861
10,019
6,250
2
Bennett .
Joy Street
1868
20,560
8,300
4
Jackson .
Poplar Street .
1861
11,212
8,300
4
Webster .
Webster Avenue
1868
11,050
8,300
4
Union
Prospect Street
(Before
1842
9,360
2,600
1
Morse
Summer Street
1869
29,109
26,000
7
Beech Street .
Beech Street
(Purchased
1872
6,000
4,750
2
Spring Hill
Rear of Harvard Street .
1850
4,991
1,700
1
Franklin .
Somerville Avenue
1846
33,017
14,300
4
Harvard .
Beacon Street .
1851
9,810
2,600
1
Highland
Highland Avenue
1880
23,260
33,000
8
Lincoln .
Broadway
1885
17,662
15,487
4
Cedar Street
Cedar Street
1843
-
800
2
Bingham
Lowell Street .
1886
20,896
4
Burns
Cherry Street .
1886
16,080
4
120
1848
25,313
20,600
6
Brastow .
134
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TEACHERS.
During the year, ten teachers have resigned, thirteen have been elected, and two - Miss Susie A. Mattoon and Miss Kate L. O'Brien-have died. Both of these teachers were residents of this city, and graduates of our high school. They were young ladies of most estimable character, and were highly esteemed as teachers. By their fidelity, devotion, and urbanity, they won the affectionate regard of their pupils and the confidence of parents and the mem- bers of the school committee.
ELECTED.
Mr. Herbert L. Morse, principal of the L. V. Bell School. Mr. Horatio D. Newton, principal of the Morse School. Miss Lillian M. Walton, teacher in the L. V. Bell School. Miss Alice M. Wight, teacher in the L. V. Bell School. Miss Ellen M. Farnsworth, teacher in the L. V. Bell School. Miss Addie M. Brown, teacher in the Cummings School. Miss Sarah A. Tuttle, teacher in the Prospect Hill School. Miss Annie Sheridan, teacher in the Bennett School. Miss Fannie L. Gwynn, teacher in the Jackson School. Miss Estelle E. Patrick, teacher in the Webster School. Miss Nelly W. French, teacher in the Beech Street School. Miss Emeline S. Curtis, teacher in the Highland School. Miss Charlotte F. Mott, teacher in the Lincoln School.
RESIGNED.
Mr. Henry C. Parker, principal of the Morse School. Mr. Robert Bickford, principal of the L. V. Bell School. Miss Minnie H. Marden, teacher in the L. V. Bell School. Miss Anna M. Snow, teacher in the L. V. Bell School. Miss L. Gertrude McIntire, teacher in the Prescott School. Miss Maria L. Macurdy, teacher in the Prospect Hill School. Miss Helen M. Meade, teacher in the Beech Street School. Miss Hattie L. Furber, teacher in the Franklin School. Miss Alice P. Lord, teacher in the Highland School. Mrs. Clara J. Whittemore, teacher in the Webster School.
135
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Mr. Bickford was elected principal of the Prescott School in September, 1851, and principal of the high school in May, 1852, which position he occupied until March, 1854, when he resigned to accept the place of principal of a high school in Roxbury. He was elected principal of the L. V. Bell School in September, 1879, and closed his connection with that school, at the end of the school year in June last.
Mr. Parker, the efficient and highly esteemed principal of the Morse School, received his appointment in September, 1884, and resigned early in the present month, to accept the place of sub- master in the Dwight School, Boston.
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