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$312 00
Less fees, (135 at 20 cts.)
27 00
Paid to County Treasurer
$285 00
J. B. CHAPDELAINE, JR.,
Town Clerk.
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20 and 30 years
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REPORT OF TREASURER
Simon Fairfield Public Library
DR.
1912.
Mar. 1. To balance income Fairfield fund,
$45 56
Balance income Smith fund, 154 50
$200 06
Income for year as follows:
Dog fund,. .
$245 10
Town appropriation, 150 00
Income Keith fund,. 8 08
Income Fairfield fund,
175 00
Income Smith fund,
240 00
Received from fines,
14 73
832 91
$1.032 97
CR.
1912-13.
Paid Vera H. Warner, librarian,.
$363 85
Martha Belding, assistant librarian,. 10 00
Herbert E. Hughes, janitor, 72 00
Worcester Sub. Electric Co., lighting,
47 10
Newspapers,. .
21 00
Removing ashes, 1 50
Painting screens,
1 00
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Magazines,
$35 00
Book binding,
2 21
Annual sub. to Readers Guide, 6 00
Books, .
35 70
Cleaning furnace and repairs,
6 50
Furnace smoke pipe,
, 70
Connecting with town water,.
11 81
George F. Searles & Son, plumbing for town water,
30 65
Frank E. Jones, coal
135 00
Oiling clock .. 1 00
Express, freight and cartage,
2 23
$788 25
1913.
Mar. 1. Unexpended balances as follows :-
Town appropriation, $50 00
Smith fund,
168 37
Fairfield fund,
26 35
244 72
$1,032 97
An addition of new books is to be made right away, and a large number of worn books are to be rebound.
Connection has been made with the town water system.
Mr. James M. Fairfield, the benefactor of this library, died on Sept. 4th, 1912, at the advanced age of nearly ninety years. The donation of the Simon Fairfield Public Library, and his many other generous acts, are lasting monuments to his great and good heart.
ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Mrs. Royal Keith fund
$200 00
James M. Fairfield fund
5,000 00
James Smith fund .
6,000 00
$11,200 00
CHARLES J. BATCHELLER, Treasurer.
I have examined the above report of the treasurer of Simon Fairfield Public Library and find same correct.
EDMUND GENEREUX.
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Annual Report of the OVERSEERS OF POOR
For the Year Encing March 1, 1913.
A. S. POTTER, Supt. of Almshouse.
Personal property at almshouse, as per inventory :
March 1, 1912
$2,645 39
March 1, 1913
2,564 86
Decrease.
80 53
We have made the Superintendent debtor to what he has received for labor, produce, etc., and credited with what he has paid out as follows :
DR.
Cash on hand, March 1, 1912
$57 34
522 lbs. butter
198 19
Milk and cream
2 28
Fowls
22 78
Eggs
197 46
Veal
45 60
Potatoes
36 35
Team work
182 65
Miscelleanous
25 31
Pork
185 32
Board
53 76
Pigs .
16 00
Cash from Daniel Rodgers Estate. .
17 87
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Cows
$ 73 00
Lumber.
103 09
$1,217 00
CR.
Meat and Groceries. $522 36
Labor ..
271 15
Doctor and Medicines.
31 25
Supplies
33 24
Pigs.
42 00
Hay and Fertilizer.
54 50
Horseing, Shoeing and Blacksmithing 23 25
1 new single harness
18 75
Lumber, cement, etc
109 43
Miscelleanous
31 45
$1,137 38
March 1, Cash on hand
$79 62
$1,217 00
The Overseers have paid the following bills in the almshouse account :
A. S. Potter, Supt. to Jan. 1
$393 00
Groceries and grain . 380 41
2 cows and calf 100 00
1 fire extinguisher and 2 grindstones 10 00
1 cow and calf
60 00
Hay.
31 70
$975 11
REPAIRS AT ALMSHOUSE.
W. R. Wallis, lumber. $9 55
S. P. Copp, labor on barn 37 50
W. R. Wallis, paint and oil. 42 40
Wright & Keith, painting 30 00
$119 45
SUMMARY.
Superintendent has paid for supplies as per this report. $1,137 38
Overseers have paid out as per this report 855 66
$2,112 49
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Superintendent for labor, produce and board $1,217 00
$895 49
Decrease as per inventory
80 53
$976 02
COST OF POOR AT ALMSHOUSE THIS YEAR.
Cost per week. $7 00
Inmates at Almshouse March 1, 1913, two ages 84 and 82 years.
OUTSIDE POOR.
No. 1
$288 86
2
48 00
3
59 00
4
24 38
5
93 00
6
10 52
7.
28 51
8
90 00
9
21 43
10
128 57
11
32 86
12
17 14
13
54 64
14
60 10
15
21 43
16
36 60
$1,015 04
Two (2) burials
48 00
$1,063 04
STATE POOR.
Paid $162 60
Due from state.
33 75
LOCK-UP ACCOUNT, 1912-13.
Expense . . $35 08
Miscellaneous
73 93
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AMOUNT RECEIVED FOR SUPPORT OF POOR.
1912
March 1, Cash on hand. . $41 95
Received from Town Treasurer. 2,100 00
66 of Leicester. 33 05
66 City of Worcester .. 79 15
66 State Treasurer.
162 60
Advanced by
100 00
$2,516 75
RECAPITULATION.
Repairs at almshouse $119 45
Paid on account of poor at almshouse 855 66
Outside poor
1,063 04
State poor
162 60
Poor of Leicester
33 05
Poor of Worcester
79 15
Lock-up .
35 08
Miscellaneous
73 93
Due from state
33 75
Cash on hand.
61 04
$2,516 75
Town appropriated for water at almshouse and barn
$200 00
Paid E. R. Correll for labor $35 00
J. A. Euvrarad for plumbing. 11 40
" W. R. Wallis, pipes and
77 54
pumps .
123 94
Amt. unexpended . $76 06
The Overseers have received for their services :
Henry D. Mowry
$100 00
Paul D. Manning 25 00
Orlan F. Chase
25 00
HENRY D. MOWRY, PAUL D. MANNING, ORLAN F. CHASE,
Overseers of Poor.
I have examined the above reports of overseers of poor and find same correct.
EDMUND GENEREUX, Auditor.
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Annual Report of WILLIE R. WALLIS, Agent
ON THE
DEVISE OF MOSES WALLIS To Town of Douglas
For the Year Ending, March 1, 1913.
The Agent has charged himself with amounts due the Town, March 1, 1913, as follows :
Notes due the town.
$3,175 00
Accrued interest in notes
70 01
Deposited Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co. and interest 33,840 83
Cash in hands of Agent
155 67
$37,241 51
1912
Mar. 1. Cash in hands of Agent $155 67
22. Mary A. Reynolds
30 00
25.
250 00
June 20. 66 5 67
Sept. 12. Edward M. Southwick 24 00
Oct. 1. Phebe Young.
414 00
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1913
Jan. 9. Joseph T. Arnold
210 29
Feb. 7. Potter M. Bates 6 00
15. Frank Duval. 25 50
22. John Vallier 18 00
27. David and Amos Lunn. 30 00
27. Salina Casey .. 30 00
$1.199 13
The Agent has paid out as follows :
1912
Oct. 1. Discharging 2 mortgages $0 50
1. Deposited Rhode Island Hospi-
tal Trust Co ..
1913
Feb. 27. Deposited Rhode Island Hospi- tal Trust Co. 184 79
28. Agent, care of devise 75 00
$1,199 13
NOTES DUE THE TOWN MARCH 1, 1913.
Maker of Note.
Paid by
Accrued Int.
Principal.
Preserved Alger
Russell H. Baton
$16 90
$100 00
Potter M. Bates
John C. F. Bates
2 25
100 00
Salina Casey
Ordeal Casey
3 30
500 00
Frank Duval
125 00
Frank Duval
300 00
David and Amos Lunn David Lunn
10 33
500 00
Edward M. Southwick
William H. Evans
12 78
400 00
John Vallier
Agnes Gauvin
45
300 00
$46 01
$2.325 11
RECAPITULATION.
1912
Mar. 1. Cash in hands of agent.
$155 67
Cash received during the year . 1,043 46
$1,199 13
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Cash paid out during the year . · $75 00 Deposited Rhode Island Hospi- tal Trust Co ... . 1,063 63
Cash in hands of Agent. 60 00
$1,199 13
1913
Mar. 1. Notes due the town. $2,325 00
Accrued interest 46 01
Deposited Rhode Island Hospi- tal Trust Co. and interest to date. 36,271 98
Cash in hands of Agent.
60 00
$38,702 99
Value of Devise March 1, 1912 37,241 51
Net Gain for the year .
$1,461 48
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIE R. WALLIS, Agent.
March 1, 1913.
The foregoing accounts have been examined and found to be correct and the assets are fully accounted for by notes, cash and bank balance.
A. T. BYRNES, Auditor.
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Report of Tax Collector FOR 1912.
Douglas, Mass., March 1, 1913.
The Assessors of Douglas for the year 1912 com- mitted to me on the 8th day of July, 1912, the Collec- tor's book with warrant to collect and pay over to the Treasurer of the said Town of Douglas the sum of. .. $21,366 11
On Oct. 26, Dec. 18, Feb. 17, special assessments. 54 20
Total
$21,420 31
I have collected and paid over to the Treasurer of said town in cash discounts and abatements the sum of 20,275 81
Balance
$1,144 50
I have collected since March 1, 1913
287 34
Leaving balance uncollected . $857 16
Interest collected to March 1, 1912
15 88
By vote of the town March, 1902, the names of all delinquent tax payers are to be printed each year in the town report and are as follows :
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LIST OF DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS.
Frank Andresak $ 2 00
Antonio Ricco $2 69
Ovilla Bordeau.
2 22
Wm. A. Scribner, Jr .. . 2 00
Joseph P. Casey
2 00
Emil Searberg 2 00
Alfred Casey.
3 51
John Thiverge.
2 00
Michael Cartu
2 00
Peter
2 00
Rose Casey. . .
10 80
Lucien ..
2 00
Heirs of Alondo Chase
36
Mrs. Harriet Thompson 360 00
Nelson Dupont.
2 00
Mrs. Mary Vallier .. .
2 88
Omer Guertin .
2 00
Edgar S. Hill
6 48
Wm. L. Humphrey. .
2 12
Manning Arnold.
36 00
Mrs. Hattie Humphrey
6 48
Wm. R. Donaldson
4 32
Chas. Humphrey
2 58
Chas. Bell
8 64
Hale Piano Co. 219 12
Etta R. Phillips 10 08
Frank Jacino.
2 00
Frank Sibley. 2 88
Geo. Lindberg
2 00
Annie R. Hammond . .
10 08
Thos. Laplante
2 00
J. W. Dyke. 3 24
Henry Labon
2 00
Jos. Weilock.
10 08
Amos Lund
4 32
John A. Richardson .. .
14 40
A. Parson
2 00
Annie L. Tillinghast. .
10 08
Chas. Plante
2 00
Heirs of Willis W.
Heirs of Russell Peters 1 44
Sherman 4 65
Estate Merrick Parker. 14 40
John Tuchoski 2 00
Arthur J. Revord .
2 00
Respectfully submitted,
E. P. HEATH, Collector.
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TREE WARDEN'S REPORT
For Year 1912
All the elm trees in town were sprayed once in June and July and some were done a second time in the latter part of July and early in August.
SPRAYING.
W. E. Carpenter, 19 days, 2 hours at $2.00 per day $38 44
W. E. Carpenter, { day at $2.50 per day . 1 25
W. E. Carpenter, team, 19 days, 2 hours at $1.25 per day. 24 03 Albert Blay, 12} days, 2 hours at $2.50 per day 31 80 Alex Lavallee, Į day 50
T. Vallier, 12 days, 2 hours at $1.75 per day 21 30
T. Vallier, 5 days at $2.50 per day 12 50
E. Cook, 2} days at $1.75 per day 4 38
A. Brown, 1 day .. 1 75
A. Pare, 13 days at $1.75 per day 2 62
Thomsen Chem. Co., 3 100-1b. kegs arsenate lead. 21 00
Whitin Mach. Co., 30-1b. keg 2 70
Eagle Print, notices . 1 25
W. R. Wallis, 2 pails. $ .70
1 lb. rope . . .14
1 dozen rubber washers .10
94
38
W. E. Jones, packing pump $ .75
key bolt on washer .15
file and handle. .30
5 hose bands and 12 bolts
.60
1 80
Safety belt, hooks, nozzle 7 60
3 boxes tacks, 3 rolls tape, paper, telephone charges .. . .
45
$174 31
CR.
Private work. $18 00
O. F. Chase, 30 lbs. arsenate 2 70
J. Gerow, 25 lbs. arsenate. 2 25
$22 95
$151 36
PRUNING.
W. E. Carpenter, 12 days, 3 hours at $2.50 per day. $30 75
W. E. Carpenter, team 1 day. 1 25
T. Vallier, 3 days at $2.50 per day . 7 50
H. Rowley, 42 days, 3 hours at $1.75 per day 8 45
$47 95
Total cost
$199 31
W. E. CARPENTER, Tree Warden.
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Cemetery Trustee Report.
DOUGLAS, FEB. 28, 1912.
RECEIPTS OF 1912.
April 13 Mrs. John D. Payne $14 00
Aug. 1 Wm. E. Green. 13 00
Aug. 1 George Parker, Fred Lindberg. 14 00
$41 00
Paid to Town Treasurer $25 00
EXPENDITURES OF 1912.
April 13 W. Harry Dudley, services. . $ 1 00
George Blake, mowing cemetery 12 00
Aug. 1 W. Harry Dudley, services. 1 00
Aug. 1 W. Harry Dudley, services. 1 00
Aug. 9 G. H. Dudley, labor 1 00
$16 00
W. HARRY DUDLEY, Trustee.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF
Highway Surveyors.
In this department the prices for labor per hour, are : Surveyors, 25c ; two horses on cart with men. 45c ; one horse on cart with man, 323c; two horses on scraper, 30c : laborers, 20c: boys, 12c.
G. H. DUDLEY, District No. 1.
G. H. Dudley, 281 h $70 25
Four horses on scraper,
55 h 33 00
Two horses on cart, 169 h 42 25
One horse on cart, 139 h 17 12
One horse 2 00
Wm. H. Dudley, 109 h 21 80
A. P. Dudley, 65 h 13 00
A. L. Potter, 5 h 1 00 Two horses on cart, 5 h 1 25
Walter E. Putnam, 254 h 50 80
O. M. Chase, 141 h $28 20
W. Manahan, 67 h 13 40
A. L. Chase, 222 h 44 40 George Blake, 26 h 5 20
Edward Hall, 5 h 1 00
Mrs. A. Putnam, 70 loads gravel 3 50
S. Sweet, 61 loads gravel 3 05
A. B. Simmons, 9 loads gravel 45
Niles Palmer, 18 h
3 60
$355 27
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WORK DONE BY A. S. POTTER in District No. 1.
A. S. Potter, 15 h $ 3 75 1 Phil Manning. 9 h $ 1 80
Team on scraper, 9 h 2 70 J. Daley, 9 h 1 80
H. Chase, 9 h 1 80
Paul Manning, 13 h 2 60
Team on scraper, 9 h 2 70
$17 15
U. I. PETERS, District No. 2.
H. A. Peters, 238 h $47 60 H. A. Peters,team 222 h $55 50
C. Dudley. 164 h
32 80
P. Casey, 27 h
5 40
J. Forget, 57 h
11 40
F. Revoid, 82 h 16 40
U. I. Peters, 196 h 49 00
C. Dudley. one horse 9 h
1 12
$239 22
HENRY JARVIS, District No. 3.
Henry Jarvis, 87 h $21 75
Two horses on scraper,
24 h 7 20
Two horses on cart, 54 h 13 50
W. R. Wallis, 2 horses on
cart, 27 h 6 75
W. R. Wallis, 2 horses on
J. Gouthier,driving scraper, 49 h $ 9 80
W. P. White, 72 h
14 40
W. E. Parker, 72 h
14 40
Willie Reynolds, 72 h
14 40
Robert Lunn, 5 h
1 00
Clifford Lunn, 5 h
60
scraper, 22 h 6 60 $110 40
O. F. CHASE, District No. 4.
Orlan F. Chase, 135 h $33 75
Horses on cart, 17 h 4 25 Driving horse, 34 h 1 70 Leon O. Chase, 80 h 16 00 Elwin S. Chase, 473 h 9 50
Henry Chase, 97₺ h
19 50
Horses on cart, 17} h 4 38 H. T. Barton, blasting rocks 3 00
Erastus Chase, 62 h 12 40
Horses on cart, 622 h 15 50 Hugh Wylie, 56 h 11 20 W. Humphrey, 33 h 6 60
Earl Parker, 20 h 4 00
Alfred Parker, horses
on cart 20 h 5 00
11 loads gravel $ 55
William Williamson, 15
loads gravel 75
Frank Esty, 35 loads
gravel
1 75
W. Humphrey, 52 loads
gravel
2 60
Dynamite fuse and ex- ploders 1 82
Orlan F. Chase, 1109
ft. plank
27 78
60 lbs. spikes
1 50
Posts and railing for
bridge
2 60
$186 08
F. Ufford, 100 h 20 00
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A. S. POTTER, District No. 5.
A. S. Potter, 135₺ h $33 87
G. Blake 50 h
$10 00
Team on scraper, 48 h 14 40
Mr. South, 36 h
7 20
Driving horse 50
W. Humphrey, 54 h
10 80
Team on cart, 45 h 20 05
C. Humphrey, 27 h
5 40
E. Hall, 71 h
14 20
Mr. Cook, 9 h
1 80
C. Dilson, 25₺ h .
5 10
W. Parker, plank
6 07
A. S. Potter, stringers
for bridge
3 00
Paul Manning, team on
scraper 48 h 14 40
$158 69
F. J. KENYON, District No. 6.
F. J. Kenyon, 183 h
$45 75
Dan Dudley, new steel
2 horses. 123 h 24 60
in two picks $
80
1 horse, 40 h 4 99
2 horses on scraper,
F. J. Kenyon, 20 loads gravel 2 00
20 hours 6 00
W. Kenyon, 98 h
9 60
Gordon Kenyon, 88 h
21 60
Earl Kenyon, 18 h
3 60
Phil Snow, 100 h
17 50
Jarvis Adams, 47 h
9 40
Dan Dudley, sharpening
two picks 20
$151 39.
NELSON F. PLACE, District No. 7.
Nelson F. Place, 239 h $59 75 W. E. Carpenter, 60
B. R. Thompson, 239 h 47 80 loads gravel $ 3 00
Clifford Lunn, 149 h
29 80
F. Gordon, 7 loads
Walter Hughes, 77 h
15 40
gravel 35
Horse and cart, 201 h 25 12
W. R. Wallis, supplies 1 50 $182 72
L. A. BUFFUM, District No. 8.
L. A. Buffum, 172 h $43 00
L. Taft, horses, 23 h $5 75
M. B. Hathaway, 55 h
11 00
Z. L. Cochran, 3 h 60
J. Cabana, 92 h 18 40
T. E. Hall, 24 h 4 80
B. F. Aldrich, horses, 443 h 11 12
Sharpening drills 75
Powder and fuse 1 40
Kelly, 23 hours
4 60
8 posts 80
Maynard, 32} h
6 50
4 poles 1 00
Bassett, 30} h
6 10
L. Taft, 25 h
5 00
$120 82
Sarah Smith, 26 loads gravel . 30
Phil Manning, 53 h
10 60
Charles Maynard, 50 loads gravel 2 50
Mr. Green, 45 loads
gravel
2 25
Walter Thompson, 12 loads gravel 60
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PALMER CONVERSE, District No. 9.
Palmer Converse, 282 h $70.50
Two horses and cart, 159 h 31.80
J. Labell, horse, 6 h
$
75
F. Francis, 85 h 17 00
David Wallis, 52 h
10 40
Two horses and cart, 52 h 13 00
J. Mack, 3 h
60
W. M. Brown, 18 h
3 60
Wm. Mullins, 9 h
1 80
J. Hughes, 9 h
80
Mrs. Thayer, 38 loads
gravel
1 90
Philip Brule, horse, 9 h 1 25
W. Reynolds, 23 h 4 60
W. Ryder, 18 h
3 60
$136 60
238.98
WORK DONE BY HENRY JARVIS in District No. 9.
Henry Jarvis, 24 h $ 6 00
Henry Jarvis, 2 horses
J. Gouthier, 3 h
60
on cart, 18 h
$4 50
Frank Dermody, 3 h 60
Charles Allen, 9 h 1 80
Arthur Departie, 13 h
2 60
$16 50
H. C. METCALF, District No. 10.
H. C. Metcalf, 158 h
$39 50
David Wallis, 2 horses
A. L. Metcalf, 150 h
30 00
and cart, 49 h $22 05
H. C. Metcalf, horse and cart, 74 h 9 24
W. Knight, 7 h 1 40
A. Brown, 72 h
14 40
F. Francis, 22 h 4 40
336 loads gravel 16 80
J. Lavoie, 49 h
9 80
F. Chappell, 49 h
9 80
W. Reynolds, 31 h
6 20
and cart, 49 h
22 05
$200 84
PUTTING IN BRIDGE ON GRAND TRUNK.
A. S. Potter, 18 h.
$ 4 50
Team on cart. 9 h 4 00
G. Blake, 10 h.
2 00
$10 50
Total time
$27 65
A. Morse, 159 h
31 80
Geo. Seymour, 7 h 40
John Gerow, 27 h
5 40
Two horses and cart,
27 h
6 75
A. Trank, 138 h
27 60
R. Darling, 9 h
1 80
Louis Shignet, 31 loads
gravel
1 55
W. R. Wallis, lantern
40
D. Dunleavy, 2 horses
P. Converse, 13 h 2 60
A Trank, 40 h
8 00
A. Brule, 23 h 4 60
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REPAIRS ON STONE ROAD.
P. Converse, 216 hours at 25c $54 00
F. Francis, 198 hours 39 60
D. Wallis, 165 hours 33 00
2 horses and cart, 160 hours. 41 25
G. H. Dudley, 2 horses and man, 146 hours at 45c 70 20 1 horse and man, 18 hours 6 00
John Gerow, 89 hours at 20c 17 80
2 horses, 89 hours 22 25
R. Laffin, 75 hours. 15 00
2 horses, 75 hours 18 75
D. Dunleavy, 52 hours at 20c 10 40
2 horses, 52 hours at 25c 13 00
P. Casey, 27 hours at 20c. . 5 40
W. R. Wallis, 3 spades 3 45
A. F. Jones, 41 loads gravel 2 05
Alvin Brown, 22 loads gravel 1 10
$353 25
CREDIT :
Work on Gilboa Street returned
23 40
$329 85
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
FOR THE
Year Ending March 1, 1913
GLAS
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INCORPO
WHITINSVILLE, MASS. : PRESS OF EAGLE PRINTING CO. 1913.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
CHARLES J. BATCHELLER, Term expires March 1, 1913
CHARLES L. CHURCH,
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66
1913
WILLIE MANAHAN,
66
66
66
1913
EDWARD T. BUXTON,
66
1914
FRANK E. JONES,
66
66
1914
PAUL D. MANNING,
1914
MRS. W. E. SCHUSTER,
66
66
66
1915
W. L. CHURCH,
66
66
1915
ERWIN E. CARPENTER,
66
66
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SUPERINTENDING COMMITTEE
EDWARD T. BUXTON P. D. MANNING MRS. W. E. SCHUSTER
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
CHARLES M. PENNELL, A. M.
PURCHASING AGENT
CHARLES J. BATCHELLER
TRUANT OFFICERS
CHARLES M. PENNELL ALEX R. JOHNSON
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
1912-1913
FALL TERM
All schools opened September 3, 1912, and closed December 20, 1912.
WINTER TERM
High School opened December 30, 1912. Elementary schools opened January 6, 1913. High and Grammar schools close March 21, 1913. Elementary schools close March 14, 1913.
SPRING TERM RECOMMENDED
High School begins March 31, 1913, and closes June 20, 1913. Grammar and Elementary schools begin April 7, 1913. Grammar schools close June 20, 1913. Elementary schools close June 13, 1913.
LENGTH OF SHOOL YEAR
High School 40 weeks. Grammar schools 38 weeks. Ele- mentary schools 36 weeks.
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL
Three blasts of the whistle at 7.45 a. m., indicate "no school" for the morning session.
Three blasts of the whistle at 11.45 a. m. indicate "no school" for the afternoon session.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
APPROPRIATIONS AND RECEIPTS.
Appropriations for public schools includ-
ing transportation of pupils $6,000 00
For books and supplies 400 00
For Superintendent. 380 00
For School Physician 50 00
For repairs to school houses. 400 00
Town school fund 56 48
State school fund
1,220 05
State, for high school (special)
500 00
State, for superintendent. .
500 00
Tuition
4 20
Transportation .
29 00
Balance unexpended last year.
490 24
--- $10,029 97
EXPENDITURES.
Teachers.
$5,389 75
Janitors.
642 00
Superintendent.
660 00
Transportation 523 75
Fuel.
1.144 61
Books and supplies.
400 00
Repairs.
409 23
New desks and chairs
43 20
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New apparatus for laboratory
$156 86
General expenses. 242 92
Physician.
50 00
$9,662 32
Receipts
$10,029 97
Expenditures
9,662 32
$367 65
MRS. WALTER E. SCHUSTER, PAUL D. MANNING, EDWARD T. BUXTON.
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Report of School Committee
The School Committee submits the following report for the year ending March 1, 1913.
CHANGES IN TEACHERS
There have been several changes iu the teaching force during and since the last school year.
Mr. Dunn of the High School, after serving about half the school year resigned his position to accept the principalship of the Wrentham High School at an increase in salary. He was suc- ceeded by Mr. Droynal of Bates College who remained for less than two weeks, resigning to accept a more lucrative position in Camden, Maine. Finally Mr. George L. Michaud, a graduate of the International College of Springfield was secured. Mr. Mich- aud has remained up to the present time as principal. Owing to the low salary offered in our school frequent changes in teachers result, working injury to the continuity and efficiency of the work.
These frequent changes go to show how difficult it is to secure the services of a competent college trained man who can afford to remain in the school for the salary now offered. This position merely serves as a stepping stone to a better position for the man who is ambitious to advance in his profession. A higher salary would secure greater stability and, I believe, would tend strongly toward placing the school in a position to do more efficient work by attracting a higher grade of teachers. Frequent changes of teachers are demoralizing to any school.
In a town of this size a high school of at least forty should be regularly maintained.
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At the close of the school year, Miss Mildred Ross of the Grammar School, a graduate of the Worcester Normal School, after a successful year's work resigned her position to accept a responsible position in one of the Northampton grammar schools.
Miss Ross was succeeded by Mrs. Nora E. Taylor of Ashfield, Massachusetts, a graduate of the Lowell Normal School. The school has been conducted so much of this school year most suc- cessfully by Mrs. Taylor.
Miss Annie G. Roche, a graduate of the Worcester Normal School who met with excellent success in Grade V resigned her position at the close of the school year to accept a similar position in Northbridge, at an advance in salary.
Miss Roche was succeeded by Miss Mary F. Murphy, a grad- uate of the Worcester Normal School. Miss Murphy's work in the School is proving most satisfactory.
Mrs. Grace S. Moore who had served for more than a year in Grade IV, on account of ill health, resigned her position at the close of the spring term. She was succeeded by Miss Cora A. Wheeler a graduate of the Worcester Normal School who has car- ried on the work acceptably up to the present time. In the first grade, owing to the increase in numbers, it was found necessary in order to comply with the State requirements, to secure the ser- vices of an assistant. To fill this place, Miss Marie Clarke was secured. The plan is working well, more individual work being made possible.
During the year we were obliged to purchase new seats and desks on account of the increase in the number of pupils in the various rooms.
Owing to the increase of pupils in the primary department we were obliged to hire an assistant to comply with the state law gov- erning the number of pupils to one teacher.
Instead of tearing out the old vaults as intended we corres- ponded with the company that installed the heating and ventilating apparatus and they advised us to connect the vaults with two cess- pools, one on the north and one on the south side of the building, which we did and they are giving good satisfaction.
Besides making minor repairs in and about the main building we built a laboratory in the basement and equipt it with a number of new pieces of apparatus which we felt was greatly needed and our efforts have been fully rewarded by the interest shown in the work of the scholars.
There have been some needed repairs to the rural schools which were necessary.
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The coming year extensive repairs will have to be made at the Douglas Centre building.
Our fuel bill has been unusually high for the past year, for at the begining of the year the coal bins at the main building were nearly empty but were replenished to their full capacity and there is at present a good supply on hand.
The Main building is very much in need of electric lights and more so a telephone.
We would call attention to the reports of the Superintendent, High School Principal and Music Supervisor.
For the ensuing year the following appropriations are asked for:
Public schools including transportation .. . $6,400 00
Books and supplies.
450 00
Superintendent. 425 00
School Physician.
50 00
Repairs to school houses.
500 00
For night school
100 00
For equipment and supplies of a new school room.
250 00
$8,175 00
MRS. WALTER E. SCHUSTER,
Superintending PAUL D. MANNING, Committee
EDWARD T. BUXTON.
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Superintendent's Report.
To the Members of the School Committee of Douglas, Massachusetts ;
I herewith submit my second annual report of the public schools of Douglas, Massachusetts.
In looking back over the work of the past twelve months I believe that evidences of advancement here and there along edu- cational lines are discernible.
As a necessary requisite for efficient school work in any com- munity a healthy school spirit must exist among its people. Not only must the teachers individually and collectively advocate high moral and intellectual standards but the community as well, must cooperate with the educative forces to make real and effective those high ideals that are the goal of all educational effort. A community usually gets what it wants and is willing to pay for. Douglas demands good educational advantages for her children and is glad to contribute liberally to the maintenance of a creditable school system.
As a matter of business policy it is wiser to employ compe- tent help to render any kind of service, than to employ labor merely because it is cheap. Cheap labor is usually dearest in the end.
In these days when teaching as a profession is fast forging to the front for recognition and rightly so we believe, it is contrary to reason and good common sense to employ cheap help to per- form skilled labor. The running of a school system has come to
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