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The study of grammar seems to have been somewhat less general the past year than usual. We observe that in some schools the classes are fewer and smaller. The power to ex- press ourselves with propriety and correctness, either orally or in writing, is of too great importance to be neglected, and we hope to see a larger number engaged in this study in the com- ing year. We know that many consider it a dry and uninter- esting study. It does not seem to be popular, but it is never-
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theless most important and even necessary to a competent edu- cation. There are two reasons which do much to render it distasteful; one is, that the study is commenced before the child is sufficiently advanced to understand a subject so ab- stract, or to affix a meaning to the terms used to impart a knowledge of it. The other is, that it is presented in a book. If the teacher would adopt the plan of oral instruction to beginners, and give them first the idea, and afterwards the name, an interest would be awakened which would render the study not only pleasant, but of absorbing interest. The opin- ion seems to be gaining ground that too much time is devoted in our schools to the study of mathematics. It is said that it is hardly worth while to spend so much labor upon the higher branches of arithmetic, which will never be required in the ordinary business of life. This may be in a measure true, and some of the time thus spent might be profitably employed in studies more immediately practical.
We found the spelling quite as good as usual, but it is a matter of so great importance, and an acquirement which is so seldom attained, unless in early youth, that we would impress upon teachers the importance of making it an object of especial care. In some of our schools one written exercise in spelling has been required every day, of those classes suffi- ciently advanced, and we would recommend its adoption by all.
We began by expressing our satisfaction with the general condition of the schools ; but we would by no means have it understood that they are perfect ; we perceive ample room for progress and improvement. The obstacles to this progress and this improvement are to be looked for quite as much out- side the school-room as within it. One of the first and most obvious of these impediments is the old chronic evil of irregu-
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lar attendance. This has beeen so frequently and persistently presented in almost every report of the Committee for years that it seems hardly necessary to renew the subject here. . But we cannot dismiss it without a word. We suppose that at least three-fourths of the absenteeism is unnecessary ; and that if all parents felt as they ought their responsibility, and real- ized the injury they inflict upon their children by permitting this waste of time and money, they would see to it at once that this evil was abated. Many appear to think it a small matter to keep a child from school a day. They do not seem to real- ize that the loss to the scholar is by no means the whole evil. By his absence he annoys the teacher, and does something to derange her plans. He is obliged to lose his place in his class or to work doubly hard to retain it. Practically he loses one link in the chain of instruction, and sometimes a very impor- tant one. A boy may commence school with an ardent wish to improve, and with a desire to maintain a high character for punctuality and good conduct. For a time he perseveres, but bye and bye he is kept at home, perhaps necessarily, perhaps for convenience merely. It is obvious what in most cases the result will be. He will feel that his character for punctuality is injured if not lost, and he loses some of his enthusiasm. " A few repetitions of the experiment ends it. He becomes indif- erent to his studies, careless of his deportment, and too often contracts habits of idleness and carelessness, which are an in- jury to his character and a bar to his future success and happi- ness. The writer of this very well remembers a year or two since, meeting a man who expressed great dissatisfaction with the school which his children attended. "His boy," he said, "had learned nothing during the term; indeed, he rather thought he had lost ground." It was a surprise to us, for the
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teacher was one of the best in town. An early opportunity was taken to examine the register, when it appeared that the boy had been absent an average of nearly two days in a week. Comment is needless. By doing what they can to remedy this evil, parents will confer a great good upon the schools and upon their own children.
In order to diminish as much as possible this evil, the town has, with great unanimity adopted a code of truant laws, and directed their enforcement. These laws the Committee are bound to see executed as far as their province extends. It is made a part of their duty, and they cannot shrink from its performance. We trust, however, that the co-operation of parents in this matter will render any action on our part unnec- essary. Closely allied to the evil of absenteeism, is the prac- tice of dismissal by request. This may be sometimes neces- sary, but is frequently a matter of mere convenience ; and is too often, we fear, the effect of the pupil's importunity at home. We shall be glad to see the practice reduced to its narrowest limits, and never allowed unless by a written request from the parent, or in cases of sickness or other emergency, of which the teacher should be the judge. We do not by this mean to restrict the dismissal of the primary classes before the close of the session, for we believe three hours too long to confine small children to the school-room at one time, but we would not have this dismissal allowed as a reward for good behavior. Its tendency would be to connect the idea of the school with that of a prison, and to look forward to an escape from it as desirable. Of the two, we believe it would be bet- ter to use it as a punishment. Tardiness is another fruit of the same tree with absenteeism and early dismissal. A little effort on the part of parents would remove it at once.
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The absence of active and manifest sympathy with the teacher is a great drawback to their usefulness and success. We doubt not this sympathy exists, but it seems to be in a latent state. We are aware that there is much difference in this respect in different localities. But nowhere does it do its perfect work. If parents would meet the instructor of their children as a friend, would encourage her plans for their improvement, cul- tivate her acquaintance, and sympathize with her in her trials and perplexities, it would lighten many a heavy burden, and strengthen many a fainting heart. In no way, perhaps, can this interest be more profitably displayed than in frequent visits to the school. There are few parents who cannot occasionally find a half day to devote to this duty. We assure them it will be time well spent. It will encourage the teacher and stimu- late the children. Such a manifestation of interest in their welfare and improvement will be of more benefit than any amount of exhortation or advice at home. Nor is this all; they will find their own hearts warmed, and their own interest quickened in the progress of their children. The registers of the past year show some improvement in their list of visitors, but we should be glad to see the names of more parents among them. We know the subject is trite, but it is not the less im- portant on that account.
The thoughtless manner in which too many speak of a teacher in the presence of their children is fruitful of evil. Every word of censure is eagerly caught, and too often bears fruit. How much more to be deplored is the case of any one who without the excuse of thoughtlessness does this, who habitually speaks disparagingly of a teacher, perverts her words, vilifies her motives, and sometimes assails her character, however irre- proachable. How can any parent be so unmindful not of pro-
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priety and charity only, but of the true welfare of himself and his children. Better by far to remove them at once from the school than by their example and influence to injure and de- moralize it. We wish such cases were imaginary ; we fully be- lieve they are rare.
The subject of corporal punishment in our schools has for some time been a topic of much discussion. By some it is denounced as useless, barbarous and brutal. Without enter- ing into any argument upon the question, we shall content our- selves with saying that we entirely dissent from these opinions. We do not believe that in the present state of society, our schools can be effectually governed if the authority to inflict corporal punishment is withheld from the teacher. The knowl- edge that such a power exists is frequently a sufficient restraint of itself, and if it was sometimes judiciously employed at home it would tend very much to obviate its necessity in school, for it is well known that nearly all the insurbordination and its consequent evils are to be traced to those pupils who are not properly controlled at home.
We have spoken of these things strongly, because we. be- lieve they are a detriment and a damage to the schools, and we would invite the attention of parents to the fact that the removal of nearly all these evils is in their own power, that they exist but by their sufferance. We have too good an opinion of the intelligence and right feeling of our townsmen to believe for a moment that they are indifferent to the welfare of their schools. Their liberal appropriation for their support for the coming year forbids. We earnestly hope that they will practically manifest this interest by removing as far as in them lies, every hindrance to their usefulness and improvement.
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We do not mean by any thing we have said to diminish or set aside the duties and responsibilities of teachers, and we believe those who are to have charge of our schools the ensu- ing year are fully alive to those duties and responsibilities ; and that whilst they exert their best endeavors to promote the pro- gress of their pupils in good learning, they will not forget that this is not their whole duty, and that they are set not merely as helps to the literary improvement of their pupils, but that an obligation quite as binding rests upon them, to see to it that their teachings and example are such as will promote the moral welfare of their charge, and lead them to the adoption of habits of order, punctuality, industry, temperance and obe- dience, of sentiments of piety and patriotism, and a sacred regard to truth.
DAVID B. FORD,
JAMES SOUTHWORTH,
School SAMUEL WATERS, Committee.
SOUTH SCITUATE, April 9, 1868.
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TABLE. SUMMER SCHOOLS.
No. of School.
Names of Teachers.
Length of
School in mos.
Wages per
monthı.
No. of scholars
registered.
Average
attendance.
Per cent. of
attendance.
Under five
years.
Over fifteen
Amounts rec'd
by teachers.
preparation.
1
Sophia F. Billings.
5%
$28.00
51
37
.76
1
$161.00
Caroline P. Graves
51
28.00
33
25
.79
1
154.00
3
Martha A. Gilman
52
28.00
43
3-4
.79
4
154.00
4
Mary F. Clapp.
53
24.00
34
26
.76
3
1
132.00
5
Martha W. Brooks.
54
24.00
38
28.54
.75
132.00
6
Emma L. Stevens
24.00
26
21.33
.82
132.00
7
Abbie M. Dexter
53
30.00
57
42.56
.75
1
165.00
--
Total.
186.00
282
214.43
.77
$1030.00
WINTER SCHOOLS.
1
S. F. Billings.
3%
$30.00
39
31
.79
3
$112.50
$25.25
Mary E. Ramsdell.
30.00
32
28
.88
3
105.00
26.62
3
Martha A. Gilman
30.00
38
30.08
.79
105.00
32.36
4
James I. Prentiss
3
33.33
31
23
.74
1
4
100.00
19.30
5
Martha W. Brooks
3折
28.00
35
27.03
.78
98.00
20.50
6
Fidelia L. Howland
28.00
28
24.89
.89
5
98.00
27.20
7
Harriet A. Holbrook.
3}
30.00
49
39
.79
3
105.00
35.50
Total
209.33
252
203
.80
8
24
$723.50
$186.75
years.
Fuel and
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN AND ASSESSORS
OF TIIE
TOWN OF SOUTH SCITUATE,
ALSO, THE REPORT OF THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,
STATISTICS FURNISHED BY TOWN CLERK,
CODE OF TRUANT BY-LAWS,
ALSO,
REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER,
Year ending Feb. 1, 1868.
PLYMOUTHI : PLYMOUTH ROCK STEAM PRESS. 1868.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN AND ASSESSORS
OF THE
TOWN OF SOUTH SCITUATE,
ALSO, THE REPORT OF THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,
STATISTICS FURNISHED BY TOWN CLERK,
CODE OF TRUANT BY-LAWS,
ALSO,
REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER,
For the Year ending Feb. 1, 1868.
PLYMOUTH: PLYMOUTH ROCK STEAM PRESS. 1868.
REPORT.
COMPENSATION TO TOWN OFFICERS. 2
Samuel Tolman, Jr. for 93 days' services as Selectman,
Overseer of the Poor, and Committee on Roads and Bridges, - - $139 50
S. Tolman, Jr., fares and expenses to Boston, -
13 05
extra services as Overseer of the Poor, 19 85
Liba Litchfield, for like service, 83} days, - -
125 50
Edward Stowell, for like service, 82} days, - - 123 75 66 fares and' expenses to Boston, - 5 00 J. W. Chamberlaine, serving Town Meeting warrants, 9 00 James Southworth, for services as School Committee, 39 75 Ezekiel T. Vinal, for serving Town Meeting warrants, 4 00
Charles A. Litchfield, for like service, -
-
14 00
David B. Ford, for services as School Committee, -
21 25
Franklin Jacobs, for like service and writing School Reports, - - - -
18 00
Samuel Waters, for services as School Committee, - 15 71
12 10 Ebenezer T. Fogg, for services as Town Clerk, -
Total,
-
- $560 46 .
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4 ACCOUNTS WITH TOWN HALL.
Town Hall, Dr.
C. W. Sparrell, for material and labor, altering Moderator's desk, also finding and putting up hat and coat hooks, - David W. Turner, labor and nails, altering platform near the stoves, - -
- $25 63
For oil, - -
-
-
9 05
chimneys and burners, - -
-
-
2 35
wood, - -
-
-
-
-
8 00
brooms, -
-
-
-
60
pail, - -
-
-
-
- 30
wicks, - -
-
-
-
30
altering funnel, -
-
-
75
glass and setting, -
-
-
-
1 23
. tumbler, - -
-
-
10
$49 89
Cr.
Lumber sold Joseph Merritt, 2d, - -
$4 00 Cash for balls, entertainments, concerts, auctions, po- litical, moral reform meetings, &c., -
65 45 Due from Foster & Lawrence, use of Hall for a ball, 6 00 Due from W. H. Osborne, Esq., Trial Justice, 2 00 -
One gallon of oil on hand, - - -
- 60
1
Wood on hand, - - - -
2 00
$80 05
Balance in favor of Town Hall, $30.16.
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1 58
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ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Hiram Gardner, widening road near the house of M. C. Glover, - - - - $109 00
Daniel Damon, re-building bridge near the house of Harvey Bates, -
- 19 00
- Liba Litchfield, repairing road and building bridge near the house of Perez Turner, - - 24 50
Daniel Damon, building fence near the house of Thomas Totman, -
- 28 14
Gideon Ford, repairing railing on the bridge near Cop- per Corner, - 75
John Gardner, payment in part for building the road on petition of David Torrey, Jr. and others, Waters B. Barker, re-building and lengthening bridge opposite the Methodist Meeting House, - Gideon Ford, re-building the small bridge near Cop- per Corner, - Robert V. C. Turner, labor on road near the house of Mrs. M. Hatch, - - - -
500 00
63 14
15 00
Stephen Clapp, widening bridge near the house of Benjamin Merritt, - - -
20 00
- Stephen Clapp, building road near the house of Ben- jamin Merritt, - - 149 00 -
7 00
$935 53
The petition of Mr. Horace P. Stevens and others, for widen- ing and straightening the road from the house of Ensign B. Damon to that of Benjamin Merritt, and also the petition of Mr. Geo. K. Cushing and others for widening and straighten- ing the road from a point near the late residence of Mr. Na- thaniel Cushing to Hingham line, are yet pending before the County Commissioners. The Commissioners have viewed the road on the petition of Mr. Stevens, and should they determine on any alterations, the expense would probably come into those
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of the ensuing year ; but the same can hardly be said as to the petition of Mr. Cushing. The Commissioners have not yet served the initiatory service on the Town, and should they do so, and order action according to the petition, it is presumed more than a year must elapse before any expense will accrue to the Town. The expense of completing the road on petition of Mr. David Torrey, Jr., and others, including the sections put out to Mr. Piam Jacobs and Mr. John Gardner, will proba- bly amount to $895.00. The Selectmen know of no other expenses than those of ordinary occurrence, to which the Town will be liable.
HIGHWAY ACCOUNTS.
No. of Dist.
Removing Snow.
Highway Arrears.
Gravel.
Extra Labor.
Removing obstructions.
1
$39 04
$2 71
$10 00
2
104 05
40.30
3 36
3
65 66
18 74
1866, 1 24
9 50
4
70 25
1864,
88
1865, 2 12
5
23 92
21 06
4 50
6
78 03
7 45
10.00
10 73
7
29 72
11 20
1 36
Feb. 1 75
8
34 97
15 27
6 72
1 00
Mt. Blue Road, 1 95
9
56 50
10
30 52
4 78
1866, 4 60
11
18 97
4 20
3 90
8 00
12
3 75
10 94
4 00
13
28 85
6 33
6 00
2 80
14
14 63
7 16
1866,
2 88
1 75
15
26 14
9 58
1866, 1 86
10 00
16
15 63
9 62
10 00
17
64 43
Feb. 11 50
10 00
18
42 73
19
64 38
7 54
3 50
20
48 63
8 29
10 00
21
35 13
14 28
Feb. 3 00
22
40 75
25 14
23
10 50
40 50
24
$947 18
£269 69
$37 68
$115 86
$22 18
8 06
1865,
90
2 46
10 00
TAXES ABATED AND GIVEN UP.
James Cushing, - -
-
-
-
$9 56
Ansell G. Groce, highway, -
-
-
-
72
Willard Torrey, -
-
-
-
66
George W. Jackman, -
-
-
-
1 35
Martin Cushing, -
-
-
-
2 00
Lemuel C. Sylvester,
-
-
-
1 25
Ripley & Lincoln, error in tax of 1865,
1 35
Samuel O. Stetson, poll tax, 1866, -
2 00
James L. Hunt, 1865,
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2 00
Sylvary Cazneau, 1865,
,
-
-
-
2 00
Morris Gammon, 1865,
-
-
-
-
2 00
Joseph Harvey, 1865,
-
-
-
2 71
Joseph Henderson, 1865,
-
-
-
-
-
-
2 00
Benjamin Sprague, 1865,
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2 38
Georgena White, 1866,
-
2 00
Frank K. Hanson, 1865,
-
-
-
-
2 23
Daniel A Smith, 1865,
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2 00
Harvey Winslow, 1864,
-
-
-
4 10
Thomas Gunderway, 1866,
-
-
-
-
-
2 00
Morris Gammon, 1866,
-
-
-
-
2 00
Josiah B. Hayward, 1866,
-
-
-
-
2 00
Harvey Winslow, 1866,
-
-
-
6 35
Richard Spear, 1866,
-
-
-
-
2 00
Charles Leroy, 1865,
-
-
1
-
2 00
-
-
-
-
2 00
George F. Stetson, 1865,
2 00
Morris Mahone, 1865,
2 13
Charles Mann, Jr., 1866,
-
2 00
Anson Prince, 1865,
2 00
George H. Lee, 1866,
1
$68 79
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LIQUOR AGENCY.
DR.
Cash in hand of Agent, Feb. 1, 1867, - - $21 34
Received for liquors sold during the year,
- 315 32
Total, $336 66
CR.
Liquors bought of State Agent during the year, $309 57
Cash in Agent's hands, Feb. 1, 1868, -
27 09
Total,
$336 66
Feb. 1, 1867. Cash in hand of Agent, -
- $21 34
" 1, " Liquors on hand, -
-
- 28 52
Total,
$49 86
Feb. 1, 1868. Cash in hand of Agent,
$27 09
" 1, " Liquors on hand, -
10 80
Balance against the Agency, -
11 97
Total,
$49 86
DISTRIBUTION OF STATE AID.
George Studley, $6 00 | Diana Freeman,
$48 00
Isaac Prouty, 18 00
Benj. Jacobs, 24 00
Daniel R. Gerrish, 18 00 Mary Spencer, 64 00
John Lewis,
58 50
Jane Bushnell,
8 00
Jarius W. Leavitt, Ruth B. Foster,
96 00
Hannah Dover, 48 00
Thomas R. Lawrence,
18 00
C. H. Totman, Guardian
Betsey B. Sylvester,
48 00
children of J. Simmons, 96 00
Joseph B. Goodrich, 22 00
James L. Hunt, 54 00
Matilda Stoddard,
28 00
Charles H. Pool,
54 00
E. P. Tolman, 72 00
George B. Hayden,
58 50
Riley E. Jenkins, 72 00
Jason Prince,
18 00
George A. Hatch,
18 00
Sewall B. Goodrich,
18 00
Samuel A. Henderson, 34 00
13 50
Elisha Colman, 106 50
Total, $1,119.00.
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MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Liba Litchfield, hauling stone for wall, $4 00 Estes Kimball, entertainment for County Commission- ers, on a petition of the town for widening Glover's corner, 4 75 - -
Taggard & Thompson, for school books,
-
51 53
One rubber suit, - 15 00 -
Cost of suits, Salmond vs. town of Hanover, -
- 107 83
T. J. Tolman, for dissecting cow and forwarding lungs to cattle Commissioners, - -
5 00
W. F. Brown & Co., for printing Town reports of 1866 -- 7, - - -
- 76 00
George Bly, for conveying body of Samuel Hollis to Randolph, - -
-
3 00
Taggard & Thompson, for school books, - -
35 47
Mrs. Beasley, gratuity for extinguishing flames on pris- on house, - - - -
5 00
James L. Merritt, for searching Scituate Records, -
1 00
Joseph Merritt's bill for blacksmithing in 1866, -
18 00
Snow, Boyden & Knights, material for repairing black- boards, &c., -
8 50
D. B. Ford, for envelopes for reporting cards, - 1 87 -
" Slating fluid for blackboards, -
-
8 05
Legal expenses for approving truant by- laws, - -
- 12 50
A. H. Davis, for sealing weights and measures, - Seth Foster, for expressing, postage, &c., -
8 85
E. T. Fogg, expense to Hanover, and for services of George Beasley as informant, - 4 30 -
E. T. Fogg, stationery, postage stamps, and crayons, - 10 00
Discount for prompt payment of taxes,
- 284 50
Total, - - - - $674 15
-
9 50
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LIST OF JURORS FOR ACCEPTANCE OR REVISION BY THE TOWN.
William C. Litchfield,
John Clapp,
Thomas H. Gardner,
Samuel D. Stetson,
Josiah Stoddard,
Benjamin W. Jacobs,
Joseph Clapp,
Thomas J. Tolman,
Joshua B. Reed,
Charles H. Merritt,
Philip Foster,
Peleg Curtis,
Sylvanus Clapp,
Paul D. Briggs,
Washington Lincoln,
Joseph Merritt, 2d,
Simeon Damon,
Nathaniel Ellms, Jr.
David W. Turner,
Alfred B. Litchfield,
Elisha Jacobs,
Ezekiel T. Vinal,
Benjamin T. Ellms,
Dexter M. Willcott, James J. Farrar, Colman Ford,
Isaac Burrill,
Edwin Merritt.
John Savage.
EXPENDITURES FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE SEVERAL SCHOOLS FROM THE APPROPRIATION OF MARCH, 1867, AND THE STATE SCHOOL FUND.
DISTRICT NO. 1.
For wood, fitting and housing, -
-
- $25 25
" one Dictionary, - - - 9 65 - -
" Mrs. Billings, services as teacher, -
- 161 00
Total, -
-
- $195 90
DISTRICT No. 2.
For wood, fitting and housing, -
- - $26 62
" Mrs. E. P. Stevens, services as teacher, -
- 154 00
Total, -
- $180 62
DISTRICT NO. 3. -
For wood, fitting and housing, -
-
- $32 38
" Miss M. A. Gilman, services as teacher, -
- 154 00
Total, -
- - -
- $186 38
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DISTRICT No. 4.
For wood and fitting, - - $19 30 - -
" Miss Mary F. Clapp, services as teacher, -
- 132 00
Total, - - - $151 30
DISTRICT No. 5.
For wood, fitting and housing, -
- - $20 50
" Miss M. A. Brooks, services as teacher, - - 132. 00
Total, - - $152 50
DISTRICT No. 6.
For wood, fitting and housing, -
- $27 20
" C. L. Stevens, services as teacher, -
- 132 00
Total, - -
- $159 29
DISTRICT NO. 7.
For wood, fitting and housing, - $35 50
" Miss Abbie M. Dexter, services as teacher, - 165 00
Total, - - -
-
- $200 50
Total expenditures, - - -
-
$1,226 40
Town appropriation, - -
$1,700 00
Proportion of State School Fund,
163 00
For tuition of non-resident scholars,
22 50
$1,885 50
Balance due the several Districts, ' - $659 10
EXPENDITURES OF THE SEVERAL SCHOOL HOUSE S FROM TOWN APPROPRIATION FOR CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
DISTRICT No. 1.
For repairs, cleaning house furniture, and fixtures, $34 61
DISTRICT NO. 2. -
For fixtures, cleaning house, Csc., - - 8 52
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DISTRICT No. 3.
For teacher's desk, - -
-
- $17 00
" fixtures, cleaning house, &c.,
-
-
8 78
25 78
DISTRICT No. 4.
For repairs, furniture, &c., - -
-
- 15 04
DISTRICT No. 5.
For cleaning house, - - - - 2 75 -
DISTRICT No. 6.
For fixtures, cleaning house, &c., -
- - 8 61
DISTRICT No. 7.
For repairs on house and blackboards, cleaning fixtures,
48 46
Total, - -
- - $143 77
Expenditures from appropriation from Schools, State Fund, &c., - $1,226 40 - - Expenditures from Contingent Fund, - - 143 77
Total expense of the schools, - - $1,370 17
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RECAPITULATION OF EXPENSES.
1
Compensation to town officers, -
-
- $560 46
Miscellaneous expenses, -
-
- 674 15
Taxes abated and given up, -
- 68 79
Removing snow, -
947 18
Highway arrears, -
- - 269 69
Gravel, - -
37 68
Extra labor, -
-1
- 115 86
Roads and Bridges, -
-
-
-
- 935 53
State aid furnished to soldiers' families,
- 1,119 00
Amount paid for schools, - ·1
-
- 1,370 17
Expenses of poor in Almshouse,
- - 1,557 01
Expenses of poor out of Almshouse, -
- 549 97
State Tax, - -
-
-1
- 4,550 00
County tax, - -
- 1,000 30
Scituate tax, -
- -
-
- 13 67
Removing obstructions,
-
-
- 22 18
Total,
-
$13,791 64
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-
-
-
-
-
14
The following communication has been received from Messrs. Harris & Tucker, attorneys for the town in case of Salmond vs. town of Hanover :
"A petition for an abatement of the tax assessed by Hanover, in 1867, upon the real estate in question, was duly presented to the Assessors of that town by Messrs. Samuel Salmond & Son, the owners. The abatement prayed for was not granted, and within the time prescribed by law an appeal was filed with the County Commissioners. At a regular meeting of the Board in January last, we obtained an order requiring Hanover to appear at the next regular meeting of the Board, and show cause why that abatement should not be made. The points of law, taken by either side at the hearing, will be brought before the full bench of the Supreme Court, at its Fall term, at Plymouth, when we confidently expect the claims of South Scituate will be established."
Also the following from Perez Simmons, Esq., one of the town's attorneys, relative to the Hingham and Quincy Bridge controversy:
"In the suits against the towns of South Scituate, Marshfield, Scituate and Cohasset, for contribution towards the support of the Hingham and Quincy Bridges, the facts have been drawn up and agreed to by council of the respective parties, and are to be argued before the Supreme Court."
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