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Peter Kalutz,
$134 25
Hannah Berggren,
45 05
Olaf Yourman,
25 00
Mrs. Adolp. Gardner,
20 25
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Charles Linare, Alfred Reno, Alfred Anderson, John Tholin Swanson,
$13 55
6 83
23 98
7 25
$276 16
Due from State,
Alfred Anderson, $23 98
Charles Linare and John Swanson traveling fee to Tewksbury, of which state pays 3 cts. per mile all over 30 miles,
The Overseers have placed in Town Warrant an article to see what action town will take in regard to bills of years 1894-'96-'97 of state poor, which Overseers are unable to collect, whether they shall be stricken off of our books or a committee appointed to await upon State as to collection.
Due from State on old bills,
1896 .- Peter Kalud, $30 40
1897 .- Frederick Kennier, 59 94
1896 .- James R. Mills, 16 50
1894 .- Joseph Derosia, 19 25
1896 .- Joseph La Plant, 17 00- $143 09
Lockup Account.
1899.
Apr. 12. Lock and keys, $ 50
Aug. 5. Whitewashing and cleaning, 3 25
Sep. 20. A. C. Taylor, Painting, 2 00
Oct. 7. T. Wixtead, salary, 20 00
Nov. 4. W. L. Church, 6 ft. wood, 3 00
1900.
Mar. 1. Root & Wixtead, lockup supplies, 17 32 T. Wixtead, care of lockup, 25 00 Joseph Bowen, filing saws, 75
$71 82
Number of tramps for year, 305
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Miscellaneous Accounts.
1899.
Mar. 2. Trip to Worcester Hospital on account of Alfred Signet, $2 00
Apr. 8. Trip to Northbridge, for Nora Boyce, 1 00
12. Book and stationery, 1 50
1 50
17. Envelopes, 500, for Overseers, Stamps, 1 00
21. Expense of team, John Carpenter case, 1 25
June 1. To Boston, state poor, 4 00
18. To Northbridge, Nora Boyce, 1 00
Aug. 2. Stamps, 1 00
1 25
18. Blank for Tewksbury Almshouse,
25
Sept. 5. Trip to Ware, for Reno children, and to Worcester, for Frank Manahan, 5 00
Oct. 7. Stamps, 1 00
Nov. 4. Church and Chase, to Providence, 5 00
Oct. 25. Telegraphing to state,
25
Dec. 4. To Webster, on Kalutz case,
26
23. Blanks,
25
26. Trip to Oxford, for Naham Davis, 1 25
28. Orlan Chase, moving state paupers to almshouse, 1 00
C. J. Batcheller, printing notices almshouse,
1 25
Jan. 6. Stamps, 1 00
Copy of settlement laws, 2 30
Trip to Boston, state paupers, 2 50
$36 81
Amount Received for Support of Poor.
1899. Received from town treasurer, $2,250 00
Mar. 1. Cash from last years account, 33 12
13. Received from Oxford, for May Barnes, 17 00
16. City of Fall River, Louis Gaborey, 7 25
June 8. Town of Northbridge, Nora Boyce, 18 00
14. Nora Boyce, 47 00
July 14. Fall River, Louis Gaborey, 8 50
To Oxford on Sweeney case,
29
Aug. 11. Oxford for May Barnes, $21 00
Dec. 2. Received from Charlton, John Carpenter, 7 00
11. Oxford for May Barnes, 13 00
Feb. 27. Received from Fall River, Louis Gaborey, 24 00
$2,445 87
Recapitulation.
Paid on account of poor at almshouse, $1,228 89
Lockup, 71 82
Miscellaneous, 36 81
Aided poor outside of almshouse,
703 31
Poor of other towns,
91 50
State poor,
276 16
Cash in hands of Overseer, March 1, 1900, 37 38
$2,445 87
Total cost for supporting poor for the year ending, March 1900, $2,445 87
Amount due from state, 23 98
Repairs at Almshouse during the year 1899,
Repairs have been made consisting of shingling, painting, (outside and in), papering, whitewashing, digging cesspool and building drain etc., for which repairs we have spent the sum of $338.00. The Overseers have placed an article in the town warrant to see what action the town will take in regard to further repairs at almshouse,
Overseers have received for their services,
Charles Bennett, $100 00
Orlan Chase, 25 00
William L. Church, 25 00 -$150 00
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES BENNETT, Overseers ORLAN CHASE, of
WILLIAM L. CHURCH, Poor.
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Review.
Cost of Supporting the Poor Years Previous to 1899.
Years.
Almshouse.
Cost per week.
No. of weeks.
Outside Poor.
Money drawn from treasurer.
Total cost for year.
1900
1,074 66
$4 29
250
$703 31
$2,250
2,445 87
1899
1,155 30
3 45
334
717 69
2,358
2,622 00
1898
864 43
2 12
409
1,609 04
4,115
1897
776 25
1 95
39
1,245 40
3,720
3,745 26
1896
1,101 58
2 38
338
1,021 02
2,650
2,776 55
1895
732.62
2 14
304
2,172 89
3,720
3,334 45
1894
840 05
3 12
241
2,154 12
2,650
3,471 67
1893
628 58
2 72
230
1,651 42
3,285
2,919 23
1892
929 76
6 72
159
1,656 36
3,429
1891
796 52
3 43
197
1,657 78
2,890
1890
875 81
4 01
218
1,845 98
2,620
1889
591 91
2 84
208
3,144 48
2,698
1888
855 12
3 31
189
2,621 86
2,621
1887
724 44
1 27
275
1,852 47
1886
960 46
2 25
345
1,867 44
1885
665 90
1 85
449
2,425 79
Report of the Commissioner of Roads,
ON THE Expenditures on Roads and Bridges, for Labor and Supplies, FOR THE Year Ending March 1, 1900.
ARTHUR F. JONES, Commissioner.
Ralph Aldrich, horses, 44h. $8 80
Man and horse, 25 h, 3 75
Ira Arnold, 10 h. 1 50
Jo Ashley, 66 h. 9 90
John Anderson, 96 h. 14 40
Driving Scraper, 33 h. 5 78
Bosmer and horses, 5 05
Will Benson carpenter work, 39 h. 7 80
Chas. Barton, horses 38 h. 7 60
Frank Butterworth, 10 h. 1 50
Horses, 10 h. 2 00
John Bates, 15 h. 2 25
4 27
Hod Belding, 172 h.
25 80
John Brigham 91 h. 19 50
13 65
Ths. Boyle, 130 h.
Everett Brown, 103 h. 15 45
Fred Casey, 28 h. 4 20
Jas. Clarke, 225 h. 33 75
Balcome, 19 h. 2 85
Walter Buxton, 50 h. 7 50
L. A. Buffum, 56 h. $8 40
Horses and cart, 42 h. 8 40
Major Benson, carpenter work, 48 h. 12 00
Horse, 312 h. 35
Labor, 312 h. 53
Geo. Caravon, 50 h. 7 50
Edrastus Chase, 5 h. 75
Henry Chase, 5 h. 75
Alphonzo Chase, 5 h.
75
John Cooney, 86 h. 12 90
Almon Chapman, 15 h. 2 25
Horses, 10 h. 2 00
Frank Copp, 91 h.
13 65
Wm. Church, 50 h. 7 50
Horses and cart, 35 h. 7 00
Harold Church, 75 h. 11 25
R. Bulgeck, 36 h. 5 40
Gifford Dudley, 35 h. 5 25
Horses, 140 h, 28 00
Potter Bates, 2812 h.
32
Jim Dudley. 15 h. $2 25
Peter Delayer, 15612 h. 23 48
Jerry Dunlavy and men, 119 h. 17 85
Horses, 119 h. 23 80
Harry Dudley, 10 h.
75
Guss Dudley. 153 h. 22 95
Horses, 160 h. 32 00
4 horses on scrape, 33h. 19 80
John Eagan, 20 h. 3 00
Frank Eddy, 10 h. 1 50
Pat Eagan, 25 h. 3 75
John Farley, 76 h. 11 40
Ths. Fenniff and horse, 10h. 3 00
Peter Fenniff, 10 h. 1 50
Albert Frende, 145 h. 21 75
Frank Gazett, 19 h. 2 85
Lewis Gabory, 298 h. 44 70
Jas. Gouchee, 78 h. 11 70
Driving scraper, 130 h. 22 75
Chas. Gerard, 5712 h. 8 63
Gasso, 15 h. 2 25
Ernest Gerard, 324 h. 48 60
John Hetherington, 10 h. 1 50
Arthur Holbrook, 188 h. 28 20
Albert Harper, 30 h. 4 50
Arthur Jones, comm., 1416 h. 283 20
IForses on carts,
1851 1/2 h. 370 30
4 horses on scraper,
235 h. 141 00
Driving horse, 454 h.
22 70
A. F. Jones, carpenter work, 10 h. 2 50
Driving horse, 10 h. 50
Perl JJepperson, 14 h. 2 10
Richard Johnson, 210 h, 31 50
Frank Knight, 14 h. 2 10
Otis King, 789 h. 118 35
Frank Kenyon, 8 h. 1 20
Boy, 16 h. 1 60
Harry Lunn, 713 h. 106 95
Driving scraper, 115h. 20 13
Dave Livingstone, 15 h. 2 25
Labell, 5 h. 75
George Lindberg, 10 h. 1 50
Ike Mellen, 38 h. 5 70
Meyen, 83 h. 12 45
E. Manning, 53 h. 7 95
Lewis Noles, 535 h. 80 25
Ilorse, 25 h. 2 50
Amrose Noles, 293 h. $43 95
Geo. Nichols, 20 h. 3 00
Thomas Noles, 244 h. 36 60
Fred Parks, 18 h. 2 70
Peters, 18 h. 2 70
Peter l'elequin, 10 h. 1 50
John Paine, 407 h. 61 05
Edgar Parker, horses 20 h. 4 00
3 00 James Peters Sr., 20 h. Horses, 20 h. 4 00
Henry Peters, 20 h. 3 00
Wm. Peak, 4 h. 60
John Patterson, 4 h. 60
Alix Ritchie 59 h. 8 85
Roberts, 60 h. 9 00
Albert Reno, 33212 h. 49 88
Nep. Roberts, 45 h. 6 75
Jo Reynolds, 12 h. 1 80
Frank Rawson, 45 h. 6 75
6 75
Andrew Roberts, 45 h. Horse and cart, 45 h. 5 63
Raymond, 6 h. 90
Jo Richardson, 31 h. 4 65
Horses, 36 h. 7 20
Dan Rogers, 21 h. 3 15
Richard Shaw, 60212 h. 90 38
Geo. Seymour, 4 h. 60
Jo Savory, 20 h. 3 00
Smith's man, 5 h. 75
Frank Smith, 33012 h . 49 58
Mason work, 4612 h. 11 60
Helge Sevenerson, 343 h. 51 45
Jo Stay, 89 h. Horse, 120 h. 12 00 13 35
A. B. Simmons, 50 h. 7 50
Chas. Stevens, 10 h. 1 50
W. A. Sherman, 22 h. 3 30
'Thayer's men, 798 h. 119 70
E. T. Thayer, horses, 97 1/2h. 19 50
Man and horse, 23 h. 8 05
Charles Titas, 36 h. 5 40
Geo. Walling, 12 h. 1 80
Thos. Wixted, 30 h. 4 50
Frank Wellman, 20 h. 3 00
Horses, 20 h. 2 50
Geo. Wallis, 10 h. 1 50
Will Young, 19 h. 2 85
Horses, 15 h. 3 00
Cleaning out Main street drain, 24 46
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Snow Roads.
For 1899, 858 83
For 1900, 22 15
Supplies, graveland dyna-
inite, 94 17
Bridges and rails, $290 38 Road machine, new tools etc. 23 46
Sum total for maintaining highways for the year, 3,122 14
List of Supplies and Tools on Hand.
Two road machines,
$250 00
Four bridge stringers,
15 00
Two mattocks, 1 50
Eighteen shovels,
13 50
Six steel snow shovels (@ 35¢,
2 10
One post spade,
50
Three scythes and sticks,
4 50
Two steel bars,
3 00
One manure fork,
75
Twelve stone picks,
6 00
One stone rake,
50
Seven picks,
3 50
Four hoes,
1 00
Two mason hoes,
1 50
Fourteen drills,
2 50
One-half bbl. cement,
63
One trowel,
75
One plow,
15 00
Plank and posts, etc.
3 00
40 lbs. fence wire,
1 20 -- $321 43
Prices paid for Labor and Teams:
Commissioner, per hour,
20 cents.
Commissioner, driving horse, per hour,
5
Men laborers,
15
Boy laborers,
10 to 121
Horse and cart,
121
Two horses and cart,
20
34
Two horses on road scraper,
30
Man driving scraper. 174
Oxen and cart, 20
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR F. JONES, Road Commissioner.
WALTER E. SCHUSTER, Auditor.
Report of Orlan F. Chase, Agent. On the, Devise of Moses Wallis, To the Town of Douglas, For the Year Ending March 1, 1900.
The Agent charges himself with notes due the town March 1st, 1899, Accrued interest, Cash in hands of Agent,
$17,130 00
1,515 33
5,556 96
$24,202 29
1899.
Mar. 1.
Cash on hand,
$5,556 96
4. Rec'd of John Vallier,
18 00
11.
Henry T. Brown,
112 00
Williard Whipple,
27 00
22.
Augustus Willett,
208 15
Apr. 10.
Mary A. Reynolds,
15 00
19. Frank O. Arnold,
12 00
28.
Edward C. Duboise,
24 00
May 11.
Mary J. Willis,
7 00
23.
Maria C. Wood,
6 00
23.
Harriet C. Caswell,
12 00
June 10.
Mrs. O. C. Emerson,
18 00
20.
Frank O. Arnold,
202 60
July 5.
Joseph P. M. Augier,
18 00
Aug. 12.
George M. Wallis,
100 80
36
Apr. 28. Rec'd of George Roberts,
$9 00
Sept. 9.
Asa Ross,
40 80
11. Wellington Balcome, 15 00
Oct. 4
Alexander Ritchie,
12 00
12. Mary A. Reynolds,
6 00
John H. Gough,
12 00
13.
John D. Darling,
18 00
19.
Mary E. Mowry,
6 00
26.
David Lunn,
15 00
Nov. 3.
Preserved Alger,
6 00
E. T. Thayer,
24 00
Frank Duval,
20 00
23.
Amos Lunn.
11 40
Dec. 1
Frank Duval,
20 00
16.
Mrs. J. B. Chapdelain,
12 00
21.
J. F. Humes, 6 00
26.
Lewis Terrier,
24 00
1900.
Jan. 3.
Frank C. McCormick, 9 00
Frank La Francis,
9 00
Frank Duval,
10 00
10.
Frank H. Bird, L. S. Whipple
note and int. 536 25
19.
Louisa M. Dore,
12 00
26.
Sarah Dufo,
12 00
29.
John C. F. Bates,
9 00
Feb. ¿
Wm. H. Metcalf,
12 00
Salina Casey,
30 00
9.
Williard Whipple,
27 00
14.
Daniel Phillips, note and interest,
214 50
Frank A. Thurber,
38 00
16.
Zilpha M. Rawson,
30 00
23.
Peter Jarvis,
25 00
24.
Frank E. Wellman,
12 00
Susan V. Thayer, 30 00
Arthur L. Putnam,
256 00
26.
Frank Duval,
11 50
Harriet C. Caswell,
12 00
28.
James Wixtead,
12 00
David Lunn,
3 60
C. F. Rawson,
12 00
Adolphus F. Brown,
60 00
W. F. Young,
30 00
4.
37
Feb. 28. Rec'd of New England Trust Co., int. on dep. to Jan. 1, 1900,
$96 76
$8,134 32
The Agent has loaned and paid out as follows : 1899.
Mar. 23. Paid discharging mortgage,
25
Recording mortgage,
1 04
Examining title, 2 00
Expense on safe,
3 00
Apr. 4.
Wm. H. Emerson, care of devise,
6 00
Moving safe,
1 25
Postage stamps,
00
Mortgage and check stamps,
1 04
June 20.
Discharging mortgage,
1 00
24.
Loaned George M. Wallis,
100 00
July 17.
Examining title,
3 00
26.
Taxes on devise,
370 43
1900.
Jan. 10.
Discharging mortgages,
25
Feb. 14.
Discharging mortgage,
25
Mar. 1.
Henry D. Wallis, Appraiser,
1 50
Wm. L. Chúrch, Appraiser,
2 00
Agents services and expenses,
83 00
$577 76
Notes due the Town March 1, 1900.
Maker of Note.
Paid by Joseph Augier,
Accrued Int.
Prin. $300 00
Bertrand Aldrich,
56 66
500 00
Preserved Alger,
2 06
100 00
Joseph T. Arnold,
Arthur L. Putnam,
200 00
Adolphus F. Brown,
68 00
500 00
Alvin H. Brown,
A. F. Brown,
50 00
500 00
Emma J. Brown,
13 12
150 00
Margaret F. Brown,
Henry T. Brown,
5 67
100 00
Potter M. Bates,
John C. F. Bates,
3 37
150 00
Vesta H. Balcome,
Wellington Balcome,
3 64
125 00
Mitchel Augier,
$15 40
Postage stamps,
75
38
Chas. S. Caswell,
$115 00
$500 00
Harriet C. Caswell,
10 00
200 00
Salina Casey,
63 00
500 00
John D. Darling,
15 00
300 00
Frank Duval,
9 25
300 00
Frank Duval,
8 37
125 00
Mary M. Gough,
34 35
100 00
Joel Glover,
Sarah Dufo,
2 93
200 00
Amos A. Humes,
Nancy Nowelle,
83 78
350 00
Charles Hilton,
36 40
200 00
Emma Hannant,
27 70
200 00
Peter Jarvis,
6 10
150 00
Louisa Jarvis,
18 60
100 00
Frank LaFrancis,
1 55
150 00
David & Amos Lunn,
10 33
500 00
Rufus P. Johnson,
Edward C. Dubois,
24 00
400 00
Eva Maxim,
J. Fred Humes,
1 40
100 00
Mary J. Murphy,
53 00
330 00
Mary E. Mowry,
75
100 00
James McCormick,
John H. Gough.
62 50
350 00
Sarah H. Paine,
Asa Ross,
5 67
200 00
Russell M. Peters,
52 97
250 00
Joanna Rawson,
9 30
200 00
Mary A. Reynolds,
13 83
250 00
Mary A. Reynolds,
2 30
100 00
George Roberts,
8 02
150 00
Ira T. Robbins,
F. C. McCormick,
10 50
150 00
J. & M. Rivers,
Frank A. Thurber,
52 00
400 00
Oscar C. Rawson,
Louisa M. Dore,
1 20
200 00
Alexander Ritchie,
4 40
200 00
Simon P. Rawson,
Zilpha M. Rawson,
30 83
500 00
Margaret Stearns,
Mrs. O. C. Emerson,
16 50
300 00
E. M. Southwick,
G. M. Bridge,
77 50
500 00
O. N. Thurber,
Eliza Williams,
113 30
300 00
Susan V. Thayer,
25 42
500 00
E. T. Thayer,
22 67
400 00
Louis Terrier,
5 00
400 00
John Vallier,
Mrs. John Vallier,
18 45
300 00
James Wixtead,
7 75
100 00
Thomas Wixtead,
Mrs. J. B. Chapdelain,
2 87
200 00
Albert Whipple,
Wm. H. Metcalf,
15 10
200 00
Willard Whipple,
14 47
450 00
Mary J. Willis,
48 17
500 00
C. F. Rawson,
39
Maria C. Wood,
$4 75
$100 00
Frank E. Wellman,
10 17
200 00
Phoebe Young,
W. F. Young,
35 67
500 00
Amos C. Yates, ins. paid 4.70, int. 107.63, 112 33
400 00
$1,526 07 $15,730 00
Recapitulation.
Notes due the town Mar. 1, 1900,
$15,730 00
Accrued interest,
1,526 07
Cash in hands of Agent,
7,556 56
Value of Devise Mar. 1, 1900,
$24,813 63
Value of Devise Mar. 1, 1899,
24,202 29
Net gain for the year,
$611 34
All of which is respectfully submitted,
ORLAN F. CHASE, Agent.
WALTER E. SCHUSTER, Auditor.
Annual Report
OF
The Free Public Library.
Report of Treasurer.
DR
Mar. 1.
Cash in town treasury,
$231 27
June 3.
rec'd fines and catalogues, 3 58
Sept. 1.
fines and catalogues,
2 37
Dec. 4.
fines and catalogues,
4 92
1900.
Feb. 25.
fines and catalogues,
2 86
dog fund,
277 25
1899.
CR.
May 29. By paid for fire kindlers,
$2 50
June 3.
Alice Luther,
20 00
Sept. 1. Alice Luther,
20 00
catalogueing,
1 05
30.
for 300 addendas, No. 11,
4 50
9,
4 00
66 66
16,
4 50
binding 50 complete catalogues, 2 00
for 1,000 labels of rules,
Baker and Taylor Co., for books,
149 89
freight and postage, 25
books,
4 20
1899.
$522 25
one year's rent to Mar. 1, '99,
100 00
cleaning library,
1 53
50
41
Sep. 30. By paid six months' rent, $50 00
Dec. 4.
Alice Luther, 20 00
shears and postage, 45
. 1900.
Feb. 28.
20 00
66 getting in wood,
25
six months rent, 50 00
$456 62
Cash in town treasury,
65 63
$522 25
C. J. BATCHELLER, Treasurer.
Report of Librarian.
Whole number of books in library,
3,768
Number added during the year,
167
Number issued during the year,
9.066
Average number issued on Wednesday,
100
Average number issued on Saturday evening,
88
Amount of fines for the year,
$13 97
Balance of fines March 1, '99,
25 10-
$39 07
Amount collected for fines,
$12 43
Catalogues sold,
1 30
Paid to treasurer,
$13 73
Amount collected for fines,
$12 43
Balance due Mar. 1, 1900,
$26 64
ALICE E. LUTHER, Librarian.
Town Clerk's Report.
Births.
Whole number,
66
males,
40
females,
26-
66
foreign parentage,
32
mixed parentage,
15
American parentage,
19-
66
Marriages,
Whole number,
23
Foreign birth,
19
American birth,
27-
46
Residents in Douglas,
27
Residents elsewhere,
19-
46
First marriage,
41
Second marriage,
5-
46
Deaths.
Whole number,
47
males,
28
females,
19-
47
foreign birth,
12
American birth,
35-
47
43
Number under 1 year,
10
between 1 and 5,
5
5
10,
1
10
20,
2
20
30,
5
30
40,
5
40
50,
4
50
60,
4
60
70,
2
70
80,
6
80
90,
3-
47
Dogs Registered.
Whole number,
158
Males,
148 @ $2.00
$296 00
Females,
8 @
5.00
40 00
Females, spayed,
2 @
2.00
4 00- $340 00
C. H. BACHELER, Town Clerk.
BY-LAWS
OF THE
Town of Douglas.
ARTICLE I.
TOWN MEETINGS.
SECTION I. Every warrant for a Town Meeting shall be served by posting attested copies of the same at least ten days before the time of the meeting to be held under it in three public places, as follows : At the Post-Offices at East Douglas and Douglas Centre, and one on the schoolhouse in South Douglas.
SECTION 2. In town meetings, all persons present shall, on request of the moderator, as far as practicable, be seated.
SECTION 3. No motion shall be entertained at an ad- journed meeting, for the reconsideration of any vote passed
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at the original meeting, or at any adjournment of the same, unless notice of such motion shall have been given at such original meeting, or at any adjournment of the same ; but this by-law may be suspended in any particular case by a vote of three-fourths of those present and voting.
SECTION 4. When any one addresses the Chair, he shall rise and stand uncovered.
SECTION 5. The duties of the presiding officer not specially provided for by law, shall be determined by rules of parliamentary law contained in Cushing's "Manual," so far as they are adapted to town meetings.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION I. The annual Town Meeting shall be held on the third Monday of March in each year.
SECTION 2. The fiscal year, so far as the accounts of the several town officers are concerned, shall close on the first day of March; and all accounts shall be made up to that time.
SECTION 3. SELECTMEN The Selectmen shall have the general care and custody, direction and management of all the property of the Town, in all matters not otherwise provided for. They shall count the cash belonging to the Town, in the Town Treasurer's possession, and examine and fully verify his bank deposit standing in the name of the Town, on the first day of March each year, and certify to the Town, in their annual report, that they have done so ; and if everything connected therewith is found correct, they shall declare that the amounts agree with
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the Treasurer's report regarding the same, or otherwise, as they shall find it.
They shall, in ample time before policies expire, see to the renewal of all fire insurance on the Town's prop- erties, and shall keep such property properly insured.
They shall print the by-laws of the town in full in each annual report of the Town Officers.
SECTION 4. TREASURER. The Town Treasurer shall not use any money or funds belonging to the Town, in the pay- ment of any of his own or any other person's private bills or obligations, nor for any other purpose, except for pay- ing Town notes, interest on Town notes, and the State and County taxes, except on orders signed by at least a majority of the Board of Selectmen.
He shall give no Town notes, except the same are ap- proved and countersigned by at least a majority of the Board of Selectmen. He shall prepare and deliver to the Board of Selectmen, on or before the fifth day of March of each year, a full statement, in detail, of all receipts and payments of money by him as Town Treasurer, showing the balance of his account on the first day of March, with a statement of the property of the Town in his possession, and all notes or other obligations given by him or by his predecessors, and outstanding against the Town on the first day of March of each year, stating to whom each note is payable, when due, and the rate of interest said note or other obligation is drawing. He shall keep all Town notes that have been paid and cancelled, and all cancelled bank checks, and all orders drawn by the Selectmen, and other valuable documents or papers belonging to the Town, or relating to the affairs of the Town in his depart- ment, which shall be always subject to the inspection and
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examination of the Selectmen ; he shall give his bond within five days after his election, to the Town Clerk for his custody and safe-keeping, which shall first be subject to the approval of the Selectmen endorsed thereon in writing.
SECTION 5. Money belonging to the Town, if deposited by the Treasurer or the agent, on the devise of Moses Wallis, shall be deposited in some bank or Trust Com- pany, allowing interest on daily balances, and the interest on said deposits credited to the town.
ARTICLE III.
CONCERNING TRUANT CHILDREN AND ABSENTEES FROM SCHOOL.
SECTION I. It shall be the duty of the School Com- mittee of the Town to appoint two suitable persons to be designated as "Truant Officers," who shall, under the direction of said Committee, inquire into all cases coming under this article, and shall alone be authorized, in case of violation thereof, to make complaint and carry into exe- cution the judgment thereof.
Truant officers so appointed shall at all times be subject to removal by the School Committee, and their compen- sation shall be fixed by the School Committee, and shall be paid from the Treasury of the Town.
SECTION 2. The Worcester County Truant School at West Boylston, Mass., is hereby assigned as the place of confinement, discipline and instruction of persons con- victed under the provisions of this article.
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SECTION 3. Any child between the ages of seven and fifteen years, who is an habitual truant, or is found wan- dering about the streets or public places of the town, hav- ing no lawful occupation or business, not attending school, or growing up in ignorance, shall, upon conviction thereof, be committed to the Worcester County Truant School at West Boylston, Mass., for such term as the Justice or Court having jurisdiction may determine.
SECTION 4. Truant officers appointed as herein pro- vided, are authorized and empowered to take into custody any such child, and place him in the school to which he shall have been assigned by the School Committee of the town.
ARTICLE IV.
PENAL LAW.
SECTION I. No person shall play at any game of ball or football, or throw ball, or stones, or snow-balls in the streets within the limits of the East Douglas fire district.
Nor shall any person deposit within any street or public places any ashes, cinders, fish or any waste-matter what- ever, except by the consent of the Selectmen ; nor set or plant any trees within the limits of the streets or high- ways of said town, without the consent of the person having the care of said streets and highways.
SECTION 2. No person shall course, coast or slide upon the streets or sidewalks of the town upon any hand-sled, board, jumper, or otherwise, except at such places and under such restrictions and regulations as the Selectmen shall designate and require.
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SECTION 3. No person shall wheel, drive, or draw any coach, cart, hand-barrow, sled, bicycle, or other carriage of burden or pleasure (except children's hand-carriages, drawn by hand), or drive, or permit any horse, neat cattle, or sheep under his care to go or stand upon any sidewalk, or stand upon any street-crossing, so as to obstruct public travel.
SECTION 4. No person shall behave himself in a rude and disorderly manner, or use any indecent, profane or insulting language in any street, highway, or other public place in the town, or near any dwelling-house or other building not his own, therein, or be or remain upon any sidewalk or fence contiguous to a highway or street, or upon any doorstep, portico, or other projection from any such house or other building, nor in any church, meeting- house, railroad depot or platform, public hall or entrance thereto, to the annoyance or disturbance of any person ; nor shall any person, at, near, or upon any such dwelling- house, building, sidewalk, doorstep, portico, fence or pro- jection, or any such meeting-house, public hall, railroad depot or platform, or entrance thereto, commit any nui- sance, or by any noise, gesture, or other means, wantonly or designedly drive or frighten any horse in any street, highway or public place in the town.
SECTION 5. PENALTIES. Any person violating any of the provisions of the preceding by-laws, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten dollars ($10) for each offence, to be forfeited and paid to the Town, unless when differ- ent provision is made by the laws of the Commonwealth.
SECTION 6. These By-Laws may be altered, amended or annulled at any meeting called for the purpose, by a vote of two-thirds of those present and voting thereon.
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SECTION 7. If these by-laws be adopted by the town and approved by the Court, all by-laws heretofore adopted by the Town and now in force, inconsistent with these by- laws, shall become null and void.
These by-laws shall be in force when approved by the Court.
A. F. BROWN, WILLIAM ABBOTT, JOHN M. RAWSON, -
Committee.
DOUGLAS, MASS.
Adopted April 26, 1897.
C. H. BACHELER, Town Clerk of Douglas.
By a vote at the same time and place Mr. William Abbott was authorized to present these by-laws to the Court for approval.
C. H. BACHELER, Town Clerk.
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Annual Reports
OF THE
School Committee
OF THE
Town of Douglas,
FOR YEAR ENDING
March 1, 1900.
PRESS OF CHARLES J. BATCHELLER, EAST DOUGLAS, MASS. 1900.
School Committee,
S. F. Root,
A. J. Thayer,
Fred A. Place,
Term expires March 1, 1902 1902 1902
W. W. Brown,
1901
C. J. Batcheller,
1901
M. M. Luther,
1901
E. E. Young, 1900
F. F. Young, 1900
H. O. Lamson, 1900
The Committee met March 1899, and organized as follows : President, A. J. Thayer.
Clerk, Fred A. Place.
S. F. Root,
Superintending Committee, C. J. Batcheller, E. E. Young.
Purchasing Agent,-C. J. Batcheller.
Truant Officer,- F. F. Young.
Teachers,
George H. Stoddard, Lillian G. Lincoln,
Rosa M. Bumstead,
Euna L. Buffington, Nellie McDermott,
Edith M. Abbott, Etta H. Johnson, Laura E. Brown, K. Helena Wixtead, Mary J. Lawlor,
Gertrude Smith.
Statistics.
Whole number of school children as shown by School Census, Sept. 1, 1899, 407
Number of persons in the town Sept. 1, 1899,
between the ages of 5 and 15, 3:28
Number of persons in the town Sept. 1, 1899, between the ages of 7 and 14, 227
Number of different pupils in all the schools March 1,1899, 375
Number attending under 5 years of age, 9
Number attending over 15 years of age,
19
Number attending between the ages of 7 and 14, 248
Average membership of all the schools, 332
Average attendance of all the schools, 295
The per cent. of attendance based upon the average membership, 89
Aggregate of months all the schools have been kept during the year, 94
Average number of months all the schools have been kept during the year, 9
93
Whole number female teachers,
male I
Average monthly wages of female teachers, $35 66
male teachers, 90 00
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Appropriations and Receipts.
Appropriations for public schools, and for
transportation of pupils, Mar. 1, 1899, $5,000 00 Books and supplies, 300 00
State school fund, 294 38
Town school fund, (interest), 56 48
Received for school books sold, 10 50
New books and supplies on hand,
215 00
Rec'd for tuition of out-of-town pupils, 21 85
Balance unexpended,
216 46-$6,114 67
Expenditures.
Teachers, $3,748 00
Permanent repairs,
165 62
Truant Officer,
15 00
Care of school houses,
511 50
Purchasing agent,
25 00
Books and supplies, $325 97
Increase of supplies on hand, 14 43
Books and supplies sold, 10 50- 24 93-
Total cost of books and supplies,
300 94
Fuel,
559 45
Coal on hand at new school house,
183 75- 365 70
Transportation of pupils,
715 00
Superintending committee,
150 00
School census, 1898, 1899,
10 50
Cleaning new school house,
19 80
Flag pole and irons,
21 80
Balance unexpended,
58 81
$6,114 67
7 00
Report of the School Committee.
In presenting this report for the year ending March 1, 1900, your school committee take much pleasure in saying that we are able to report a full year's work, with good results.
We are convinced that all persons employed in behalf of the schools have endeavored to do the best in their power to promote the intellectual moral, and physical well being of the children therein.
Our new, modern school house with its perfect system of lighting, heating and sanitation, has fulfilled all our expecta- tions, and the increased interest in school work, the higher moral tone of the pupils, and the general desire to aid the janitor and the teachers in keeping the building, its convenien- ces, and its attractive school-rooms in the best condition, proves that the children are proud of their school-house and appreciate its benefits. The necessity for order, cleanliness and regard for the rights of others is plainly seen, and the rules therefore are cheerfully obeyed by most of the scholars. In the few instances where these rules have been transgressed, firm and resolute action on the part of the committee, teachers and parents has resulted in converting the child to submission to rightful authority.
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SCHOOL AT SOUTH DOUGLAS.
By vote of the town last March, the school at South Douglas was re-opened and Miss Lawlor became its teacher. The reg- ister shows that the largest number of scholars at any time during the year has been only 12 scholars, while the average attendance has been only 913 scholars.
ADMISSION TO HIGH SCHOOL.
Your committee departed from the previous custom here, and in accordance with the recommendation of the Agent of the State Board of Education admitted all applicants whose records of scholarship were up to the required standard.
DRAWING.
In accordance with State requirements Drawing has been introduced into our schools, and Miss Susan B. Hayward has been employed as teacher. The results of her teaching have been quite satisfactory, notably in the lower grades. Quite an outlay from the school funds was necessary in initiating this study, but it cannot be doubted that the gain to the children in. the training of eye and hand, has compensated for the expense incurred.
OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY.
This is found to be a help in the work of the schools. Pro- vision is made whereby teachers may draw reference and other books from the Library for use in the school room. It is sug- gested that teachers, scholars and parents would do well to furnish the trustees of the Library with lists of such books as may be supplementary to the text-books, particularly in the line of History and Geography, such as books of travel, biography, and the so-called historical novel.
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TRUANCY.
With a truant officer who understands his duty and does it, we are able to report that the cases of habitual truancy are comparatively few. It may be well here to state the letter of the law regarding truancy. Chap. 494. Acts of 1898, Sections 24, 25, and 26, name the three classes of children that may be committed to truant schools. 1st .- Habitual absentees or children between seven and sixteen, who are found wandering about, growing up in idleness and ignorance. 2nd .- Habitual truants, children between seven and fourteen years of age. 3rd .- Habitual school offenders or children under fourteen, who persistantly violate reasonable school regulations or misbe- have at achool so as to become fit subjects for expulsion.
SUPPLIES AND SCHOOL BOOKS.
Under the management of our present purchasing agent, the expense for school books and supplies has been reduced from over five hundred dollars a year to a little more than three hundred. But this year it will be necessary to purchase new Geographies, and we ask for an appropriation of four hundred dollars to meet the expense of this department.
STATISTICS.
In order that the report of statistics may harmonize with the school year, the State Board requires the reports to be made for the year from Sept. 1 to Sept. 1. This has caused a repeti- tion in some calculations, and may account for some seeming discrepancies.
CONCLUSION.
The committee realize fully the impossibility of thorough supervision of the schools under the present system. Business men with other paramount interests have but little time to visit
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schools. Schools must of necessity be better managed and have better methods when the teachers' work has the critical oversight of a trained superintendent, and we recommend that as soon as practicable, this town, either by uniting with other towns or by combining the office of Superintendent with that of High School teacher, place our schools on a par with those of neighboring towns.
Good schools in good, healthy, school buildings, attractively situated, are the best indication of the moral and intellectual standing of a community, and are of no mean value in attract- ing and holding a desirable class of citizens.
S. F. ROOT. C. J. BATCHELLER, Superintending E. E. YOUNG, Committee.
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