Report of the city of Somerville 1904, Part 18

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 496


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5 Harvard ave., Brookline.


1,000


1904


H. Adelaide Hamlin,


128 Orchard st.


900


1904


Ruth Tousey,


106 Professors row.


900


1904


Anna Pushee,


10 Harvard pl.


900


1904


Bessie L. Forbes,


92 Orchard st.


750


1899


Bertha A. Raymond,


16 Hillside pk.


750


1900


Blanche S. Bradford,


161 Summer st.


600


1903


Amy L. Cole, Sec'y and Lib.,


13 Lincoln st.


700


1901


* On leave of absence for one year,


6 Vinal ave.


900


1895


A. Laura Batt,


829 Boylston st., Boston.


1904


257 School st.


28 Franklin st.


234


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 29 .- Teachers in Service January, 1905 .- Continued.


Grade.


NAME.


Residence.


Salary.


Beginning of Service.


PRESCOTT.


9


SAMUEL A. JOHNSON, Master,


91 Perkins st.


$1,900


1893


9


Anna M. Bates,


102 Bridge st., Salem.


725


1874


8


Elizabeth M. Warren,


64 Vinal ave.


650


1897


7


Emma M. Cate,


15 Fletcher st., Winchester.


650


1882


6


Abbie A. Anderson,


10 Pearl st.


650


1878


6


Amelia I. Sears,


Melrose Highlands.


650


1873


5


Susie M. Hosmer,


7 Vinton st., Melrose.


650


1899


5


Catherine T. Brown,


61 Myrtle st.


650


1868


4


Clara Taylor,


36 Flint st.


650


1871


3


Elizabeth L. Marvin,


17 Newbury st., Malden.


650


1898


2


Louise E. Pratt,


21 Lincoln st.


650


1889


2


Jennie M. Twiss,


11 Dana st.


650


1903


1


Mattie L. Littlefield,


65 Glen st.


650


1897


1


A. Louise Bean,


21 Wheeler st.


650


1904


SANFORD HANSCOM.


52 Highland ave.


$775


1897


4


Gertrude D. Goodale,


650


1902


3


Helen S. Woodman,


650


1904


2


Helen G. Frye,


43 Sargent ave.


650


1898


1


Lina E. Dill,


34 Chauncey ave.


650


1897


62 Highland ave.


600


1897


3 Thurston st.


425


1896


4


MARY A. HOLT, Principal,


72 Boston st.


$725


1899


3


Jennie A. Drew,


50 Bancroft ave., Reading.


650


1903


2


Carrie T. Lincoln,


41-B Franklin st.


650


1893


1


P. A. Merritt,


96 Oxford st.


650


1885


5


ANNIE E. MCCARTY, Principal.


18 Quincy st.


$1,000


1880


Ass't


Kate B. Gifford,


72 Berkeley st.


650


1902


4 4


Caro G. Graydon,


128 Oliver st., Malden.


650


1904


3


Agnes S. Campbell,


11 Columbus ave.


650


1899


3


Alice T. Mc Namara,


29 Lee st., Cambridge.


650


1895


21 School st.


650


1897


2


Nettie L. Fay,


67 Walnut st.


650


1903


2


Isadore E. Taylor,


36 Flint st.


650


1883


1


Bertha M. Martindale,


96 Glen st.


650


1902


1


Miriam Cavanagh,


10 Grand View ave.


650


1893


1


Carrie L. Bliss.


4 Park ave.


650


1870


K'g'n


Caroline G. Baker,


600


1895


Ass't


Alice M. Saben,


110 Pearl st.


425


1904


5


HELEN TINCKER, Principal,


17 Bonner ave.


$775


1872


4


Catherine E. Sweeney,


633 Broadway.


650


1901


3


Elizabeth E. Carr,


Danvers.


650


1902


2


Agatha G. F. Commins,


24 Hanson st.


650


1901


1


Charlotte Holmes,


10 Putnam st.


650


1899


K'g'n


Ethelyn M. Burton,


2 Homer sq:


600


1900


Ass't


Eleanor Connor,


25 Church st.


350


1903


5


LINA F. BATES, Principal,


101 Pearl st.


Kgʹn Ass't


Caroline Boardman,


Etta M. Cushing,


DAVIS.


CLARK BENNETT.


63 Columbus ave.


650


1903


Jennette B. Snow,


Katharine C. Connolly,


40 Benton road.


GEORGE L. BAXTER.


20 Cass st., Melrose.


235


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Table 29. - Teachers in Service January, 1905 .- Continued.


Grade.


NAME.


Residence.


Salary.


Beginning of Service.


9 9


Abby C. Hunt .*


17 Aldersey st.


725


1873


Sub. 8


Maude M. Mixer,


15 Edmands st.


650


1902


8


Mary E. Stearns,


40 School st.


650


1889


7


C. B. Parkhurst,


22 Highland ave.


650


1899


6


Clara B. Sackett,


40 School st.


650


1891


6


Edith Hersey,


154 Washington ave., Chelsea.


650


1899


5


Annie E Robinson,


20 Webster ave.


650


1876


4


Abbie A. Gurney,


28 Bonner ave.


650


1888


3


L. Gertrude Allen,


230 Washington st.


650


1884


2


Minnie Alice Perry,


16 Pleasant ave.


650


1893


1


Lucia Alger,


28 Bonner ave.


650


1889


1


Margaret L. O'Malley,


650


1904


5


Mrs. M. B. McKusick,


267 Broadway, Arlington.


$775


1897


4


Irene Vincent,


85 Prospect st.


650


1903


3


Mary G. Blackwell,


48 Lowell st.


650


1901


2


Helen M. Cogan,


24 Stone ave.


600


1902


2


Grace B. Tibbetts,


226 Pleasant st., Arlington.


650


1890


1


Erminnie A. French,


356 Moody st., Waltham.


650


1898


9


GEORGE M. WADSWORTH, Master,


23 Munroe st.


$1,900


1891


9


Florence A. Chaney,


1529 Cambridge st., Cambridge.


725


1892


8


Harriet M. Clark,


10 Vernon st., West Medford.


650


1893


7


Mildred A. Peck,


9 Prospect Hill ave.


650


1901


6


Blanche G. North,


650


1893


6


Minnie A. Blood,


10 Putnam st.


650


1897


5


Lizzie W. Parkhurst,


22 Highland ave.


650


1885


5-6


Susan G. Meldrum,


57 Boston st.


650


1896


1


Annie G. Sheridan,


84 Prospect st.


650


1886


3


Mabel K. Davis,


11 Harvard pl.


650


1904


2


Florence E. Locke,


1529 Cambridge st., Cambridge.


650


1898


1


Alice B. Frye,


25 Mt. Vernon st., Malden.


650


1904


LUTHER V. BELL.


37 Stone ave.


$1,900


1897


9


Alice L. Davis,


19 Aldersey st.


725


1895


8


Nellie S. Dickey,


54 Putnam st.


650


1889


17


Eva R. Barton,


Stoneham.


650


1903


8,7


Grace E. Weeks,


32 Vinal ave.


650


1899


6


Mabel T. Totman,


12 Sanborn ave.


650


1892


6


Maribelle Curtis.


55 Putnam st.


650


1895


5


Emma F. Schuch,


25 Tufts st.


650


1874


5


Elizabeth M. Collins,


55 Putnam st.


650


1901


4


Ella H. Bucknam,


41 Forest st., Roxbury.


650


1897


3


Florence S. Hartshorn,


96 Glen st.


650


1900


2


Martha E. Daniels,


93 Concord ave.


650


1891


1


E. Laurette Schuch,


25 Tufts st.


650


1882


-1


Julia A. Mahoney,


16 Parker st.


500


1904


725


1904


Nina A. Doanan,


95 Summer st.


$1,900


1894


JOHN S. EMERSON, Master,


* Leave of absence.


ALBION A. PERRY.


CHARLES G. POPE.


26 Russell ave., Watertown.


650


1885


Alice I. Norcross,


8 Munroe st.


HARLAN P. KNIGHT, Master,


OREN S. KNAPP.


236


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table 29 .- Teachers in Service January, 1905 .- Continued.


Grade.


NAME.


Residence.


Salary.


Beginning of Service.


3


FANNIE L. GWYNNE, Principal,


65 School st.


$725


1886


. 4


'Ruth B. Stanley,


19 Harvard st.


650


1902


2


Angeline Cann,


Hotel Woodbridge.


650


1897


1


Elizabeth L. Hersey,


Franklin Sq. House, Boston.


650


1897


EDGERLY.


9


CHARLES E. BRAINARD, Master,


82 Munroe st.


$1,900


1889


9


Mary Corry,


Hotel Woodbridge.


725


1902


8


Annie L. Dimpsey,


9 Hamlet st.


650


1891


8


Mary E. Richardson,


35 Bradley st.


650


1893


7


Mabel C. Mansfield,


35 Bradley st.


650


1893


7


Isabelle M. Gray,


23 Webster st


650


1897


6,7


Edith M. Snell,


4 Vine st., Melrose.


650


1900


6


Maud J. Nickerson,


116 Pearl st.


650


1902


5


Mary E. Coyle,


1 Moscow st., Atlantic.


650


1898


4


J. Louise Smith,


196 Washington st., Lynn.


650


1896


3


Lillian Nealley,


109 Glen st.


650


1882


2


Alice W. Cunningham,


21 Pleasant ave.


650


1901


1


Martha M. Power,


37 Gleason st., West Medford.


650


1891


Ass't


Inez Dill,


34 Chauncy ave.


425


1904


9


MARY E. NORTHUP, Master,


181 Central st


$1,900


1878


9


Mary E. Stiles,


181 Central st.


725


1883


8


Nellie E. Briggs,


15 Evergreen ave.


650


1898


7


Mary H. Brownrigg,


15 Evergreen ave.


650


1900


6,7


Lilla M. Marble,


2 Rush st.


650


1902


6


Zelpha L. Thayer,


64 Linden st., Reading.


650


1902


5


Ellen A. Boynton,


45 Dartmouth st.


650


1891


5,4


M. Frances Guptill,


56-A Pinckney st.


650


1870


3


Margaret A. Orr,


148 Warren ave., Boston.


650


1891


4


Mary A. Goddard,


650


1893


3


Florence E. Baxter,


650


1891


2


Anna G. Welch,


650


1897


2


Flora B. Rice,


650


1895


1


Carrie Armitage,


57 Madison st.


650


1899


1


Belle J. Tifft,


201 School st.


650


1892


K'g'n


Mrs. Etta D. Ellsworth,


600


1897


Ass't


Elsie G. Ashton,


17 Bonner ave.


425


1902


9


FRED C. BALDWIN, Master,


63 Sycamore st.


$1,900


1893


9


Mary E. Bunton.


34 Robinson st.


725


1894


9


Irene S. Nightingale.


14 Court st., Arlington.


700


1895


8


Jessie M. Lockwood,


100 Glenwood rd.


650


1900


8


Mary C. Buck,


Stoneham.


650


1903


7


Mae E. Brock,


61 Hancock st.


500


1904


Emma G. Blanchard,


The Prescott, Everett.


650


1902


6


Mina P. Bickford,


216 Park st., Medford.


650


1902


6


Elizabeth F. Clement,


29 Kidder ave.


650


1884


5


Mary I. Bradish,


54 Logan ave., Medford.


650


1899


5


Elizabeth S. Brown,


19 Highland ave.


650


1897


4


Laura R. Cunningham,


650


1893


4


Grace M. Frederick,


21 Batavia st., Boston.


650


1903


3


E. Mina Smith,


2 Pembroke st.


650


1896


3


Annie S. Gage,


32 Marshall st.


650


1883


2


Mabel G. Delano,


108 Cross st.


650


1901


2


Martha L. Hale,


144 Highland ave.


650


1904


1


Grace Shorey,


23 Forster st.


650


1892


1


Cora J. Demond,


The Prescott, Everett.


650


.1900


JACOB T. GLINES.


9 Winter Hill Circle.


49 Hudson st.


324 Main st., Stoneham.


204 School st.


112 Newbury st., Boston


FORSTER.


CUMMINGS.


237


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 29 .- Teachers in Service January, 1905 .- Continued.


Grade.


NAME.


Residence.


Salary.


Beginning


of Service.


9


HARRY F. HATHAWAY, Principal,


505 Broadway.


$1,900


1890


Elizabeth J. O'Neil,


505 Broadway.


725


1894


8


Elizabeth J. Mooney,


3 Lee st.


650


1904


7


Naomi E. Stevens,


14 Stickney ave.


650


1903


6


Mabel E. Perry,


187 Central st.


650


1896


5


Lucy K. Hatch,


103 Glenwood ave.


650


1892


5


Harriet F. Ward,


2 1-2 Center st., Roxbury.


650


1895


4


Eva M. Barrows,


103 Waverly st., Everett.


650


1903


4


Helen L. Galvin,


Braintree.


650


1903


3


Alice R. Lincoln,


881 Mass. ave., Cambridge.


650


1904


3


Harriet M. Bell.


483 Main st., Malden.


650


1904


2


Grace F. Mulcahy,


187 Central st.


650


1903


Beatrice Kendall,


366 Main st., Charlestown.


650


1900


1


Nellie R. Bray,


7 Jasper st.


650


1898


1


Mabel E. Mansir,


77 Albion st.


650


1891


1


Clara L. Griffiths,


39 Ames st.


500


1904


9


CHARLES G. HAM, Master,


Watertown.


$1,900


1898


9


Anne E. Bragdon,


21 Harvard st.


725


1898


9,8 S


Mary E. Soule,


124 Summer st.


650


1901


7


May E. Berry,


29 Kidder ave.


650


1902


7


Harriet A. Hills,


1 Hillside pk.


650


1874


6,7


Jane W. Hawkes,


70 Central st.


650


1904


6


Marie T. Smith,


87 Orchard st.


650


1898


6


Marion P. Crawford,


53 Laurel st.


650


1897


5


Susie L. Luce,


8 Walter ter.


650


1896


3, 4


Grace T. Merritt,


47 Cherry st.


650


1900


3


Florence B. Howland,


6 Highland ave.


650


1897


2


Florence M. Dearborn,


191 Sumnier st.


650


1904


2


Ethel F. Morang,


157 Lowell st.


650


1898


1


Gertrude Friend,


6 Park ave.


650


1893


1


Annie B. Russell,


45 Russell st.


650


1901


9


MINA J. WENDELL, Master,


211-A Summer st.


$1,900


1882


9


Alice E. Jones,


53 Laurel st.


725


1897


8


P. S. Downes,


17 Bradford ter .. Everett


650


1872


7


Minnie E. Haas,


10 Berwick pk., Boston.


650


1905


G


Lennie W. Bartlett,


99 Summer st.


650


1893


5


Anna E. Sawyer,


26 Bow st.


650


1872


5


Lizzie E. Hill,


35 Norway st., Boston.


650


1891


4


Alice B. Hazelton


53 Laurel st.


650


1904


4


Abigail P. Hazelton,


€50


1902


3


Agnes C. Rice,


20 Spring Hill terrace.


650


1900


2,3


Ella P. McLeod,


70 Austin st., Cambridge.


650


1888


2


Ardelle Abbott,


71 Craigie st.


650


1897


1


Alice M. Emerson,


650


1891


1


Grace S. Russell,


1097 Broadway.


650


1900


4 3


Etta C. Rochefort,


1 Forest pk., Cambridge.


650


1903


2


Edith L. Hunnewell,


23 Milton st.


650


1894


1


Mary Winslow,


38 Spring st.


650


1893


6


LAURA J. BROOKS, Principal,


31 Stevens st., Stoneham.


$1,000


1883


Ass't


Margaret D. Jack,


112 Perkins st.


400


1899


6


Cara M. Johnson,


147 Park ave., Arlington.


650


1897


5


Minnie S. Turner,


153 Lowell st.


650


1885


4


Elizabeth A. Davies,


230 Morrison ave.


650


1893


3


A. L. Brown,


281 Summer st.


650


1885


3, 2


Clara L. Hammond,


30 Chandler st.


650


1903


2


Mary E. Lacy,


63 Cherry st.


650


1890


1


Alice E. Morang,


157 Lowell st.


650


1893


1


Elizabeth T. Burrage,


20 Dartmouth st.


650


1905


5


Mary A. Haley,


117 Summer st.


650


1867


4


Elizabeth S. Foster,


53 Laurel st.


650


1895


70 Central st.


700


1903


Clara D. Eddy,


32 Florence st., Malden.


650


1900


Jane Batson,


BINGHAM.


GEORGE W. DURELL.


NORA F. BYARD, Principal,


248 Summer st.


$725


1884


BURNS.


53 Laurel st.


146 Highland ave.


MORSE.


MARTIN W. CARR.


238


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 29 .- Teachers in Service January, 1905 .- Continued.


Grade.


NAME.


Residence.


Salary.


Beginning of Service.


6 -5


ANNIE G. SMITH, Principal,


24 Florence st., Malden.


$775


1901


Grace J. Alexander,


60 College ave.


650


1900


4


Edna M. Proctor,


93 Revere st., Boston.


650


1901


3


Lucy M. Curtis,


39 Munroe st.


650


1899


2


Mabel A. Sherman,


29 Madison st.


650


1904


1


Ida M. Record,


34 Robinson st.


650


1899


9


GEORGE E. NICHOLS, Master,


182 Highland ave.


$1,900


1877


9


M. Alice Paul,


122 Orchard st.


725


1879


9


Edna F. Grant,


96 Orchard st.


700


1903


8


P. E. Mathews,


201 Morrison ave.


650


1897


8


N. Irene Ellis,


5 Irving st.


650


1903


8


Grace M. Clark,


10 Vernon st., West Medford.


650


1893


-1


Jennie P. Chapman,


20 Central st.


650


1905


7


Edith G. Watts,


4S Banks st.


650


1904


7,6


Mary L. Bryant,


34 Pleasant st., Stoneham.


650


1903


6


Sarah E. Pray,


28 Quincy st.


650


1878


5


Mary H. Joyce,


76 Boston st.


650


1891


5


Lillian F. Richardson,


South Acton.


650


1903


9


ARTHUR L. DOE, Master,


86 Chandler st.


$1,900


1896


9


Alice M. Winslow,


16 Park ave.


725


1896


9


S. Elizabeth Hallowell,


700


1905


8


Edith W. Emerson,


135 Central st.


650


1896


8


Alice S. Hall,


135 Central st.


650


1896


7


Lilla E. Mann,


15 Day st., Cambridge.


650


1902


-1


Josephine T. Field,


2106 Mass. ave., Cambridge.


650


1903


6


Gertrude W. Leighton,


56 College ave.


650


1896


6


Flora A. Burgess,


Arlington Heights.


650


1894


5


Catherine A. Burden,


404 Highland ave.


650


1902


4


D. J. Titus,


Rindge ter., No. Cambridge.


650


1901


4


Katherine M. Fox,


650


1896


1


Marion I. Noyes,


275


1904


Ass't


LINCOLN.


50 Curtis st.


$725


1890


3


Charlotte F. Mott,


154 Charles st., Boston.


650


1886


2


Almena J. Mansir,


650


1899


1


Martha A. Jencks,


650


1899


Ass't


Jennie M. Patterson,


425


1963


4


MAY E. SMALL, Principal,


$1,000


1900


4


Stella M. Holland.


96 Orchard st.


650


1903


3


Alice M. Dorman,


159 Morrison ave.


650


1888


2,3


Maude C. Valentine,


600


1901


Katherine E. Hourahan,


650


1892


1


Clara G. Hegan,


650


1897


1


Marie Neis,


Boston.


500


1904


EVENING SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.


C. T. C. WHITCOMB, High.


ALBERT L. WARE, Drawing.


CHARLES T. MURRAY, Prescott.


JOHN S. EMERSON, Bell.


FRED C. BALDWIN, Forster.


CHARLES E. BRAINARD, Highland.


7 Kingston st.


46 Chester st.


650


1903


2 2


Jane M. Taaffe,


1098 Broadway.


12 Grove st.


100 School st.


650


1896


Stoneham.


22 Dover st.


Stella A. Smith,


Curtis st.


3, 2


ELIZA H. LUNT, Principal,


77 Albion st.


96 Orchard st.


17 Avon street.


MARTHA PERRY LOWE.


561 Columbus ave., Boston.


650


1887


Jennie C. Frazier,


WM. H. HODGKINS.


99 Summer st.


5


HIGHLAND.


BENJAMIN G. BROWN.


239


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


TABLE 29 .- Teachers in Service January, 1905 .- Concluded.


Grade.


NAME.


Residence.


Salary.


Beginning of Service.


SPECIAL TEACHERS.


MUSIC.


S. Henry Hadley,


6-1


Charlotte D. Lawton,


46 Pearl st. 60 Bow st.


$1,700 900


1869 1898


DRAWING.


9-1


Mary L. Patrick,


Newtonville.


$1,000


1895


8-5 8-5


Emma J. Ellis,


54 Marshall st.


650


1900


8-5


Bertha P. Paul,


23 Monmouth st.


650


1900


PENMANSHIP.


9-1


Wm. A. Whitehouse,


94 Summer st.


$1,500


1895


TABLE 30 .- OFFICERS IN SERVICE JANUARY, 1905.


NAME.


Residence. .


Salary.


Beginning of


Service.


SUPERINTENDENT.


Gordon A. Southworth,


40 Greenville st.


$3,000


1893


CLERK.


Cora S. Fitch,


82 Munroe st.


$750


1901


TRUANT OFFICERS.


Lemuel H. Snow, Jairus Mann,


75 Benton road. 80 Porter st.


$1,100 50


1886 1872


SEWING.


Mary L. Boyd,


60 Bartlett st.


$650


1888


240


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE 31 .- SCHOOL JANITORS, JANUARY, 1905.


SCHOOL.


Name.


Residence.


Salary.


Latin High, S .


Joseph Young.


51 Oxford St.


$1,014 00


English High, S


Lewis G. Keene.


30 Berkeley St.


1,196 00


Prescott, S, 12


George A. McGunnigle.


50 Pearl St.


832 00


Edgerly, S, 12 .


David G. Marston.


20 Everett Ave. 832 00


Davis, F, 4.


N. L. Pennock.


54 Putnam St.


494 00


Bell, S, 12 .


F. S. Dickinson.


1 Putnam St.


832 00


Cummings, F, 4


William T. Higgins.


48 Prescott St.


494 00


Knapp, S, 12


John C. Sampson.


14 Sanborn Ave.


884 00


Pope, F, 12 .


Hiram A. Turner.


16 Gibbens St.


884 00


Bennett, S, 12


Daniel T. Campbell.


140 Medford St.


884 00


Forster, S, 12


James L. Whitaker.


146-R Sycamore St.


832 00


Forster, S, 6


John H. Kelley.


19 Sycamore St.


910 00


Glines, S, 14


Roy C. Burckes.


249 School St.


949 00


Bingham, S, 16


John F. O'Brien.


5 Richardson Ter.


910 00


Morse, F, 12 .


Edwin B. Price.


33 Church St.


884 00


Durell, S, 4


.


Albert C. Taylor.


11 Berkeley St.


520 00


Burns, S, S


Charles Gallaway.


160 Hudson St.


663 00


Highland, F, 12


E. P. Cook.


377 Summer St.


832 00


Lincoln, S, 4 .


W. B. Higgins.


48 Prescott St.


494 00


Hodgkins, S, 12


Andrew B. Colesworthy.


33 Simpson Ave.


884 00


Hanscom, S, 6 .


Warren Hallett.


155 Walnut St.


598 00


Carr, S, 15 . ·


James W. Rich.


206 Highland Ave.


1.144 00


Perry, S. 6


·


Henry C. Bradford.


72 Boston St.


598 00


Brown, S, 6


O. M. Pote. .


23 Howe St.


598 00


Baxter, S, 6


Israel Winterbottom.


2 Bolton St.


598 00


Lowe, S, S .


John F. Richardson.


216 Morrison Ave.


663 00


Buildings heated by steam are marked "S," by furnace "F." The numbers show the number of rooms.


The high schools are heated by a single plant in Latin building.


PUBLIC LIBRARY.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS


OF THE SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1904.


Trustees.


CHARLES A. WEST.


EDWARD C. BOOTH, M. D.


GEORGE W. PERKINS.


JOHN B. VIALL.


J. FRANK WELLINGTON. CHARLES S. SOULE. HOWARD D. MOORE. IRVING G. HALL.


FREDERICK W. PARKER.


Officers.


CHARLES A. WEST


President.


SAM WALTER FOSS


Secretary.


Committees.


Building and Grounds -Viall, Perkins, and Hall.


Administration -Wellington, Soule, and Parker.


Books and Catalogues -West, Viall, Booth, Wellington, Moore, and Hall. Finance - Perkins, Hall, and Parker.


Librarian. SAM WALTER FOSS.


Assistant Librarian. ADELE SMITH.


Cataloguer.


ESTHER M. MAYHEW.


Assistant Cataloguer.


EDITH B. HAYES.


Children's Librarian. ANNA L. STONE.


School Librarian. MARY S. WOODMAN.


Reference and Art Librarian. MABEL E. BUNKER.


Assistants.


FLORENCE D. HURTER. BESSIE L. DUDDY. NELLIE M. WHIPPLE. ALICE W. SEARS. FLORENCE M. BARBER.


CHARLOTTE R. LOWELL. GARDNER STACY. CHARLES A. PERRY. F. STUART DEAN. TRUMAN CUSHING.


Janitor.


CHARLES A. SOUTHWICK.


PUBLIC LIBRARY ACCOUNT.


Receipts and Expenditures for 1904.


CREDIT.


Dog tax .


$4,178 50 15,000. 00


Annual appropriation


885 64


J. O. Hayden, county treasurer


15 00


S. F. McLean & Co.


17 56


Total


.


$20,096 70


Books and periodicals


$7,209 90


Binding


1,645 40


Cards


81 60


Printing


426 80


Stationery


82 44


Salaries


9,234 25


Agencies


407 10


Repairs


6 01


Express


426 83


Postage


65 00


Telephone


47 71


Labor


35 00


Pictures


8 39


Picture frame


5 32


Binders


51 50


Supplies


79 67


Insurance


67 50


Furnishings


19 75


Disbursements


89 00


Ice


7 20


Clock


12 00


Book stamp


26 00


Book case


14 00


Appraising


25 00


Balance


23 33


Total


$20,096 70


Isaac Pitman Art. Fund.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1903


$87 15


Interest


160 00


Total


$247 15


DEBIT.


Books and pictures purchased in 1904


$241 54


Balance carried to 1905 .


5 61


Total


$247 15


Isaac Pitman Poetry Fund.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1903


$81 38


Interest


40 00


Total


$121 38


Books purchased in 1904 .


$77 26


Balance carried to 1905


44 12


Total


$121 38


.


.


.


.


.


.


DEBIT.


.


Fines, etc.


DEBIT.


REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES.


To His Honor, the Mayor, and Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :-


The trustees of the public library beg to submit herewith their thirty-second annual report.


It has been the privilege of this board in each of their an- nual reports to record a steady and continuous increase in circu- lation, and it is with great satisfaction that the past year has been no exception. During the year the circulation has increased from 314,206 to upwards of 350,000, while the number of card holders has increased from 7,699 to over 13,000. Such figures are, indeed, gratifying, and are indisputable evidence that the li- brary and its facilities are also appreciated by its citizens.


Your board are greatly encouraged by the support given to them by the public, and feel warranted in expending every effort in their power to the end that our citizens may be as well served as those residing in larger cities, where the funds available for library work are so much greater than our own. The appropria- tion available for the uses of the library, while not as large as is desired for up-to-date requirements, still with careful and watch- ful expenditure has in a great measure fulfilled the wants and de- mands of the year. If, however, the library is to keep up with the current demands of the modern institution, an increase of the annual appropriation is imperative. In our opinion, no invest- ment which the city makes yields a more lasting or beneficial return.


The demands of our public schools continually increase from year to year, and it is with difficulty that the resources of the library are kept within these requirements. Modern educa- tion requires constantly increasing sources of information and reference which must be supplied if the library is to do the work fully which it has now in hand.


The value of a ready reference library in conjunction with the higher education as supplied by the high and Latin schools cannot be readily estimated. The lower grades of our schools are demanding and should also be supplied with such reference works as are required for the full supplementing of their particu- lar studies. The teacher is making fully as many requisitions as the scholars, and their demands should be fully and unhesitat- ingly met. During the past year 5,169 books were sent to the various schoolrooms of the city, all of which, it must be under- stood, are purely of an educational nature. In addition, there are at the present time 110 special libraries, each consisting of about forty books, all of which are at the service of our schools.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Five agencies for the distribution of books generally are in continuous operation. These agencies are doing a good work, but there is a growing demand for more efficient service than can be accomplished by agencies located in stores. In West Somerville the demand is particularly strong, and it is apparent that at a period not very remote something must be done to satisfy the needs of this section. Whenever a sufficient appro- priation for this special work shall be available, your board stands ready to carry out the work to the extent made possible by the funds in hand for this purpose. We strongly recommend the proposition for your serious consideration.


The creation of a branch library and reading room in the vicinity of Davis square would be hailed with joy, and it is diffi- cult to estimate the extent of the work which it would be called upon to perform. We believe that within a very short time the number of visitors would exceed that of the main library. With such conditions confronting us, we can but ask, Why should the work be longer delayed? It is the duty of the city to give to its inhabitants every possible convenience for the cultivation of their minds, and surely their demands in this instance are worthy and should be met.


The method of supplying books to the Sunday schools con- tinues satisfactory, and the innovation has proven popular from the start. The circulation of books in this manner will, without doubt, continue to increase.


It is again our pleasure to speak in the highest terms of com- mendation of the work performed by our very efficient librarian and his faithful corps of assistants.


Respectfully submitted, CHARLES A. WEST, President.


December 27, 1904.


REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.


To the Trustees of the Somerville Public Library :-


I herewith submit the librarian's thirty-second annual report. Below is a statement in detail relative to the various depart- ments :-


The Cataloguing Department.


The cataloguing department, under the supervision of Miss Esther M. Mayhew, has had a busy year. During the past twelve months, notwithstanding the fact that we have purchased printed cards from the Library of Congress, Miss Mayhew and her assistant, Miss Hayes, have had all the work that could pos- sibly be done, and frequently other members of the staff are de- tailed to assist the cataloguing department. In addition to the general catalogue, which contains author, title, and subject cards for all the books in the library, a card catalogue is now main- tained in the children's room, and also in the reference room. In addition to this, author, title, and subject catalogues are now maintained in the Davis-square agency, the agency at Teele square, and a catalogue is in preparation for the agency at East Somerville. It is estimated that the work of this department has been considerably more than doubled during the past five years. There is considerable extra work that urgently demands performance during the coming year. The frequent inventories of the library which are now imperative has created the necessity of shelf-lists for the children's room, the school librarian's room, and the reference room. With assistance from these depart- ments, it is hoped that these shelf-lists may be prepared before the next general inventory is attempted. An inventory without a shelf-list is a very slow, tedious, and unsatisfactory process.


Below are the statistics of books withdrawn from the library, books added to the library, and books bound by the library dur- ing the year :-


Books Withdrawn.


Number of books worn out


1,032


66 66


66 lost by general readers .


124


66 66 66 in schools


45


66 burned on account of infectious exposure


35


Total number withdrawn


1,236


Total number of books withdrawn to January 1, 1904 7,190


during 1904 .


1,236


Total


8,426


246


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Books Added.


Accession number January 1, 1904


69,244


66 66 " 1905


75,173


Total number of books added during 1904


5,929


Books new to library


3,364


Duplicates


2,565


Total number withdrawn


8,426


Total number of books in the library


66,747


Binding.


Volumes rebound


2,793


Periodicals bound


.


.


268


Paper-covered books bound


86


Pamphlets


27


Books mended




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