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200
3.00
3.00
Edison Electric Illuminating Co., Boston
35,000
525.00
525.00
Emerson, E. W., Concord ...
650
9.75
9.75
Fallon, Matthew W., Jr., Boston.
6,100
91.50
91.50
Fitchburg R. R. Co ...
900
13.50
13.50
Gile, Flora J., Concord. .
150
2.25
2.25
Gourgas, Francis R., Heirs of, Concord
50
.75
75
Graves, Albert S., Brookline
25
.38
16,000
240.00
240.38
Green, Grace, Wisconsin
100
1.50
1.50
Grimwood, Henry A., Weston.
6,650
99.75
100
1.50
101.25
Harrington, T. F., Waltham.
7,100
106.50
106.50
Hay, Robert, Melrose
5,500
82.50
82.50
Hayden, Nellie B., Lexington. .
200
3.00
3.00
Higginson, Henry L., Est., Boston.
70,000
1,050.00
1,050.00
Homes, Sarah E., Somerville
200
3.00
3.00
Hunt, Lewis E., Somerville.
1,000
15.00
15.00
Jenks. Albert R., W. Acton.
1,500
22.50
22.50
Kaizer, Horace, Concord ..
2,500
37.50
37.50
Keyes, Prescott, Concord
11,000
165.00
165.00
Locke, Isaac, Heirs of, Boston. .
200
3.00
3.00
Loring, Augustus, P., Jr., Boston
4,500
67.50
67.50
Lovett, Robert W., Boston ....
6,000
90.00
90.00
Lima, Anthony J., Lexington. .
500
7.50
7.50
94
Lynsky, Thomas, Waltham.
200
3.00
2,500
37.50
40.50
Malloy, Mrs. John, Waltham
600
9.00
9.00
Marr, John W., Waltham ...
1,000
15.00
15.00
McGrath, Patrick, Concord ..
1,050
15.75
15.75
Munroe Felt & Paper Co., Boston
1,000
15.00
15.00
Neville, Henry P., Bedford.
850
12.75
12.75
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co ..
10,981
164.72
3,600
54.00
218.72
Norton, Mrs. T. M., Ayer
15
23
.23
Paine, Horace G., Concord
150
2.25
2.25
Paul, Maria H., Boston .
1,500
22.50
22.50
Pope, Amelia V., Joplin, Mo.
10,000
150.00
150.00
Richardson, Annett, Weston
300
4.50
4.50
Richardson, T. C., Weston ..
150
2.25
2.25
Rodman, Emma, Nahant ..
5,000
75.00
75.00
Rogers, Edward H., Cambridge.
1,850
27.75
12,000
180.00
207.75
Root, Frank K., Chicago ..
600
9.00
9.00
Scully, James J., Cambridge.
5,000
75.00
75.00
Shaw, Nellie S., Woburn. .
100
1.50
1.50
Sherman, Herbert A., Weston.
100
1.50
1.50
Smith, Eugene H., Waltham. .
100
1.50
1.50
Smith, Eliza A., Portsmouth, N. H.
200
3.00
3.00
Stewart, Frank, Waltham ...
100
1.50
1.50
Storrow, Helen O., Boston.
4,000
60.00
60.00
Storrow, James J., Boston.
7,600
114.00
141,000
2,115.00
2,229.00
Stow, Elizabeth, Concord
200
3.00
3.00
Thorndike, Sturgis H., Boston .
28
.42
2,000
30.00
30.42
Walker, A. Bruce, Milwaukee, Wis .. ..
250
3.75
3.75
.
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95
Name of Resident
Aggregate Value of Personal Estate
Tax on Personal Estate
Aggregate Value of Real Estate
Tax on Real Estate
Total Cash Tax on Personal and Real Estate
Western Union Tel. Co ....
2,555
38.33
38.33
Wheeler, Frank, Est., Concord.
2,500
37.50
37.50
Wheeler, Henry A., Weston.
100
1.50
1.50
Wheelwright, Mary C., Boston
2,675
30.13
15,000
225.00
255.13
White, Robert, Lexington ...
1,000
15.00
15.00
Wilcox, Charlotte W., New Bedford.
500
7.50
6,000
90.00
97.50
Woodward, Arthur, Weston.
1,000
15.00
15.00
Worcester Alice, Waltham. .
1,000
15.00
15.00
96
TREASURER'S REPORT
The Receipts into the Treasury for the Year 1923 have been as follows :
RECEIPTS
Balance on hand January 1, 1923.
$ 29,644.77
T. L. Giles, Collector of Taxes
38,437.40
Highway Department-local
241.25
from Highway State
Aid
(Town)
945.00
from Mass. State Aid
2,800.00
from Mass. Special (Town)
1,260.00
from Mass.
3,000.00
from
Middlesex
3,000.00
Moth Department
School Department, from City of Boston
938.32
Mass. account Transportation High School pupils
883.43
Lincoln Grammar School Fund Trustees
59.36
Salary overpaid
82.73
Mass. Vocational Education .
188.00
Mass. Tuition of children.
1,516.98
66
Mass. General School Fund
1,686.00
Concord Court
183.00
District Nurse,
from Sudbury January 10th
122.50
Sudbury February 16.
65.00
Girls' Scouts, Lincoln
22.75
Lincoln School
400.00
Nurse
70.60
Town Hall, from Lincoln Grange 1922
42.00
Dog Tax, 1922
223.49
Town Hall, use of
30.00
Massachusetts, Account Civilian Poll Tax
42.00
Corporation
tax
135.54
Corporation tax 1923 ..
50.42
Inspector of animals
30.91
Income Tax, etc.
21,340.61
Massachusetts, Income Tax 1920
38.00
..
" 1921
222.50
1922
378.00
Gift to Town, Anonymous
Transfer from Water Account
Cambridge Tax
243.46
Miscellaneous
1.40
Lincoln Library
200.00
Massachusetts, Account Codman Road . .
3,145.90
Middlesex County, Account Codman Road
3,145.90
Interest on Deposit
404.92
EXPENDITURES
Massachusetts Corporation Tax, 105.97 and 108.23 . .
$ 214.20
Middlesex County Tax ....
2,658.49
Lincoln Water Account, transfer returned 5,000.00
Selectmen's orders
89,072.23
Balance on hand, Anonymous gift
5,000.00
Balance on hand, January 1, 1924
24,049.59
97
$125,994.51
$125,994.51
.
..
.
5,000.00
5,000.00
.
. .
Spec.
772.37
98
REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Uncollected Taxes
1922
$513.22
1923
3,609.16
Total
$4,122.38
THOMAS L. GILES, Collector.
99
WATER WORKS DEPARTMENT Outstanding Bonds January 1, 1924
Issue of 1900 due 1930 Coupon 31/2s, J. & D .. $10,000.00
Issue of 1900 due 1930 Reg'd. 31/2s, J. & D. (name of Com- monwealth of Massachusetts) 13,000.00
Issue of 1902 due 1932 Coupon 31/2s, M. & S. 6,000.00
Issue of 1902 due 1932 Reg'd. 31/2s, M. & S. (name of Com- monwealth of Massachusetts) 3,000.00
Issue of 1903 due 1934 Coupon 31/2s, M. & S. 5,000.00
Issue of 1903 due 1934 Coupon 4s, M. & S. 5,000.00
Issue of 1906 due 1936 Coupon 4s, M. & S. 14,000.00
Issue of 1907 due 1937 Coupon 4s, M. & S. 4,000.00
Issue of 1907 Serial Coupon 4s, M. & S. ($500 due each year) 2,000.00
$62,000.00
100
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The Board of Water Commissioners respectfully submit the following report for the year 1923:
The whole plant is in good running order except the cement lined pipe on the station road. The pumps were looked over by an expert pump man once during the year, as has been the custom since the new pump was installed, and the necessary work done on them. Most of the pumping is still done with no operator in attendance.
More demand for water near the further end of the Coan road will necessitate the extension of the pipe on that road to meet that on the Sherman Boyce road, thus making a loop supplying water from each end. This is the only extension for which the Board has had inquiries, and due to the in- creasing consumption of water on that circuit the Board rec- ommends the extension, especially as the pipes to be connected are only four inch.
The Profit and Loss sheet shows that the Water Works has the largest cash balance in its history. It can also be seen that about twelve and one-half million gallons of water were pumped more than last year at a lower average cost per gallon.
Occasionally the Board has requests for permits to fish in the pond, and while it has always allowed the inhabitants such permits, it has consistently refused them to out-of-town people.
SUMNER SMITH, JOHN J. KELLIHER, ROBERT R. HUNTER, Water Commissioners.
101
Summary of Statistics for Year Ending December 31, 1922
PUMPING STATISTICS
Rumsey Triplex Pump, 101/2" x 12", 25 H.P. motor.
Rumsey Triplex Pump, 12" x 14", 40 H.P. motor.
Power furnished by Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston.
Total water pumped for year 89,681,000 gallons.
Cost of pumping, figured on Pumping Station's expenses (including salaries and power), $30.54 per million gallons.
Cost of pumping, figured on Pumping Station expenses, power, salaries, interest, repairs and renewals and depreciation, $211.20 per million gallons pumped. -
102
Statistics Relating to Distribution System
Mains
1. Kind of pipe used, cement lined, cast iron, wood stave, galvanized iron.
2. Sizes, 11/2" to 12".
3. Extended during the year, none.
4. Discontinued during the year, none.
5. Total now in use, 26.571 miles.
6. Number of hydrants added during the year, 0.
1
7. Number of hydrants replaced, 4.
8. Number of Hydrants (public and private) now in use, 126.
9. Number of stop-gates renewed, 1. Number of stop-gates added during the year, 0.
10. Number of stop-gates now in use, 136.
11. Number of blow-offs, 30.
12. Range of pressure on mains, 40 pounds to 100 pounds.
Services
13. Kind of pipe, galvan- ized iron and cement lined.
14. Sizes, 3/4" to 4".
15. Renewed, 5. Discontin- ued, 0.
16. Number of service taps added during the year, 4.
17. Number now in use, 353.
18. Average length of service, 12'+.
19. Meters now in use, 13.
Water Report PROFIT AND LOSS Year ending December 31, 1923.
Dr.
Cr.
Expense
$ 213.21
Rates
$12,496.78
Power
1,887.86
Meter
1,254.45.
Salaries
851.12
Sundry
117.36
Interest
2,335.00
Repairs and renewals
800.46
Net Gain
7,780.94
$13,868.59
$13,868.59
103
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Construction
$187,410.22
Bonds outstanding
$ 62,000.00
Sinking Fund
38,300.00
Town of Lincoln Loan 1912 Surplus
4,787.51
Coal on hand
25.00
167,577.14
Wire on hand
50.00
Water bills uncollected
424.00
Cash on hand
8,155.43
$234,364.65
$234,364.65
C. LEE TODD, Treasurer.
104
TREE WARDEN'S REPORT
I herewith submit a brief report on the work done on the trees and against the Gypsy and Browntail Moths for the year ending December 31, 1923.
The methods used in handling the Gypsy Moth, while not so extensive, were practically the same as in past years, creo- soting nests on trees along the highways followed by spraying. I am pleased to say that the Gypsy Moth infestation is not as severe as it has been in past years, conditions as a whole show a marked improvement. We found it necessary to go through some of the orchards and remove the Brown Tail Moth webs so as to prevent further spread, but it is reasonable to expect very little, if any, future damage from this insect.
The work of removing the broken branches from the trees has been done on most of our highways, but there is still a large amount of work to be done cutting the brush and clean- ing on all of the roadsides and while we will not have to ex- pend a large amount of money on Moth work this year, we can spend the money to good advantage on this cleaning work and on the trees.
The total expenditure of this department is $3,249.36, of which there has been charged to property owners $766.44 on account of private work, leaving a net cost to the Town of $2,482.92.
I recommend that $3,500.00 be appropriated for Moth and tree work.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. KELLIHER.
105
LINCOLN PUPLIC LIBRARY
The Trustees on the following pages submit the report of the Treasurer and Librarian for the year ending December 31, 1923.
The Trustees ask for an appropriation of $1,000.00 and the Dog Tax.
C. LEE TODD, Chairman of the Trustees.
Report of the Treasurer of the Lincoln Public Library for the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1923
RECEIPTS
Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1922
$298.11
Cash received from fines
37.65
Water Rate
$10.00
Telephone
20.20
Income from Liberty Bonds
8.50
Light
53.13
Income from Codman Fund
43.75
Clerical Work
10.00
Dog Tax Return
223.49
Supplies .
16.92
Sundries, by Librarians
18.54
Repairs
39.68
George Russell Legacy
$1.50
John H. Pierce Legacy
54.79
George G. Tarbell Legacy
136.19
Julia A. Bemis Fund
60.18
Books
268.18
Salary of Janitor
200.00
Income of Pierce Fund, paid Librarians
54.79
Town Appropriation
800.00
Salaries of Librarians
500.00
Total expenditure
$1,639.57
Balance on hand
151.91
$1,791.48
$1,791.48
The Codman Fund is invested in five shares of Boston and Albany stock. The Trustees also hold Liberty 414's to the amount of $200. These securities are in the custody of the Commissioner of Trust Funds.
JOHN F. FARRAR, Treasurer.
106
Abbie J. Stearns
12.68
379.51
Fuel
370.68
Magazines
77.45
Income from Trust Funds, as follows:
EXPENDITURES
Interest on deposit
.47
107
LINCOLN PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS
Annual report for the year' ending Dec. 31, 1923 Library open Wednesday and Saturday from 3 to 9 P.M., except legal holidays.
Number of volumes at beginning of year 11,374
Number of volumes added by purchase 134
Number of volumes added by gift 26
Number of volumes withdrawn during year 60
Number of volumes at the end of year 11,474
Number of volumes of fiction lent for home use 3,203
Number of volumes of non-fiction lent for home use 1,858 Number of volumes of children's books lent for home use 1,755
Total number of volumes lent for home use 6,816
Largest number of volumes lent in one day 122
Smallest number of volumes lent in one day 29
Number of days Library was open 101
During the year the following gifts have been received : Three oil paintings and two large albums of European photographs, bequest of Mr. B. D. Sweet. Andirons from Mr. J. F. Farrar.
Books, magazines and pamphlets were presented by the following persons :
Mr. J. de Cordova, a collection of books
Rev. H. C. Cunningham
1 vol.
D. Crocker 1 vol.
Mr. J. Lahey. 2 vols.
Miss E. Pierce. 1 vol. Hon. C. S. Smith. . 10 vols. Mr. J. W. Smith. .1 vol. Mrs. J. J. Storrow. . 11 vols. Mary Tileston. 2 vols. Mrs. C. Wilcox 1 vol. Dr. L. Wheeler. .1 vol.
Rev. E. E. Bradley, pamphlet
Mrs. W. Blodgett.magazines Miss A. Barlett. .. magazines Mrs. W. Harrington,
pamphlet
Mr. D. Mann ..... pamphlet Miss J. Peirce .... pamphlet Miss B. Scripture, :
magazines
108
LINCOLN PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS
Accessions to the Library for 1923
FICTION
Babcock, Bernie. The soul of Abe Lincoln. 776.25
Bailey, Temple. Dim lantern. 776.4
Birmingham, George A. Found money. 775.18
Birmingham, George A. The great grandmother 775.12
Brown, Alice. Old Crow. 776.1
Byrne, Donn. Messer Marco Polo 776.10
Byrne, Donn. The wind bloweth
776.5
Canfield, Dorothy. Raw material. 777.5
Cather, Willa. One of ours ..
1024.31
Chesterton, Gilbert K. The man who knew too much ..
775.7
Conrad, Joseph. The nigger of the Narcissus. A tale of the forecastle. 775.14
Crawford, F. Marion. Taquisara
775.6
Curwood, James Oliver. The Alaskan
775.1
Diver, Maud. Lonely furrow. 775.3
Ertz, Susan. Madame Claire. 775.2
Farnol, Jeffery. Sir John Dering. 775.21
Fletcher, J. S. Charing Cross mystery 776.3
Fletcher, J. S. Exterior to the evidence. 728.39
Fletcher, J. S. Lost Mr. Linthwaite. 918.32
Fletcher, J. S. Markenmore mystery. 775.19
Footner, Hulbert. Ramshackle house 775.10
Gale, Zona. Faint perfume. 776.15
"Ganpat," pseud. Harilek: a romance.
777.7
Gibbs, Philip. The middle of the road.
Gregory, Jackson. Timber-Wolf. 775.23
Green, Anna Katharine. The step on the stair 776.18
Green, Fitzhugh. The mystery of the Erik. 776.2
Grey, Zane. Tales of lonely trails.
775.17
Grey, Zane. Wanderer of the wasteland.
764.26
Hill, Grace Livingstone. Tomorrow about this time. 775.9
Hope, Elizabeth. My lady's bargain 776.7
Hudson, Jay William. Abbé Pierre. 776.9
Jerome, Jerome K. Anthony John 776.22
Johnson, Owen. Skippy Bedelle. 718.28
763.27
109
Johnston, Mary. Croatan 777.8
Johnston, Mary. .1492. 1011.27
Johnson, Owen. Skippy Bedelle. 718.28
Kaye-Smith, Sheila. End of the house of Alard. 777.2
Lincoln, Joseph C. Doctor Nye of North Ostable
777.6
Lincoln, Joseph C. Fair Harbor 775.15
Little, Frances. Jack and I in Lotus Land
741.25
Locke, William J. Lengthened shadow 775.20
McIntyre, J. Blowing weather 776.17
Marshall, Archibald. Clinton twins and other stories 776.24 775.4
Miln, Louise Jordan. Mr. and Mrs. Sen
776.16
Mulford, Clarence E. Black Buttes
776.23
Nicholson, Meredith. Hope of happiness
777.3
Norris, Charles G. Bread.
777.4
Norris, Kathleen. Certain people of importance.
775.11
Orczy, Baroness. Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel ..
776.6 776.13
Prouty, Olive Higgins. Stella Dallas
776.14
Reeve, Arthur B. Craig Kennedy listens in
775.22
Richmond, Grace S. Rufus
775.16
Rothery, A. E. House by the windmill
776.21
Sabatini, Rafael. Sea-Hawk
776.8
Sabatini, Rafael. The snare
1012.29
Sleath, F. Red vulture.
776.20
Tarkington, Booth. The fascinating stranger and other stories 775.13
Thompson, Vance. The pointed tower
757.28
Train, Arthur. His children's children
776.11
Wallace, E. º Clue of the new pin
776.19
Wells, H. G. Men like Gods
775.5
White, Edward Lucas. The unwilling Vestal
775.8
Wilson, Margaret. The able Mclaughlins 777.1
Wodehouse, P. G. Mostly Sally 776.26
BIOGRAPHY
Bok, Edward. A man from Maine 532.6
Elliot, Maude Howe. Three generations 611.12
Morgenthau, Henry. All in a life-time. 546.23
Moton, Robert Russa. Finding a way out: an auto- biography 635.21
Morley, Christopher. Where the blue begins
Poole, Ernest. Danger
110
Page, Rosewell. Thomas Nelson Page: A memoir of
a Virginia gentleman. 637.6
Pillsbury, Albert E. Lincoln and Slavery 637.4
Simmons, Edward. From seven to seventy. 532.8
Stephenson, Nathaniel. Lincoln. 617.24
Thayer, William Roscoe. George Washington 535.23
Tileston, M. W. ed. Amelia Peabody Tileston and her canteens for the Serbs. 637.3
Tileston, M. W. ed. Caleb and Mary Wilder Foot. 637.2
Tolstoy, Countess (Sophie Andreevna). Autobiography. Translated by S. S. Koteleliansky and L. Woolf .... 637.5 Werner, M. Barnum. 532.7
Will, Allen Sinclair. Life of Cardinal Gibbons, Arch-
bishop of Baltimore (2 vols.). 611.11
JUVENILE
Barnes, James. Midshipman Farragut 1218.17
Baynes, Ernest Harold. Polaris: the story of an Eskimo
dog
1218.15
Beston, Henry B. Firelight fairy book.
1218.8
Bonsels, Waldemar. Adventures of Maya the bee.
821.35
Brooks, Elbridge S. The Master of the Strong Hearts
1214.33
Brooks, Noah. The boy settlers.
1218.16
Burgess, Thornton W. Burgess flower book for chil- dren
832.28
Carpenter, Frank G. Around the world with the children
1214.32
Crump, Irving. Og, son of fire.
1218.10
Eells, Elsie Spicer. The islands of magic: legends, folk and fairy tales from the Azores
1218.22
Hill, Charles T. Fighting a fire.
1218.19
Housman, Laurence. A doorway in fairyland.
825.36
Housman, Laurence. Moonshine and clover
825.37
Kent, Frances. Puppy dogs' tales and stories of other animal friends. 821.36
Knipe, Emilie Benson & Knipe, Alden Arthur. Diantha's quest 1218.21
Lofting, Hugh. Story of Doctor Dolittle.
1218.12
Lofting, Hugh. Voyage of Doctor Dolittle 1218.11
Mathiews, Franklin K. ed. Boy Scouts year book, 1922 821.37
Munroe, Kirk. The flamingo feather
1218.23
111
Otis, James. Mary of Plymouth C. S. . 10
Paine, Ralph D. Comrades of the rolling ocean. 1218.18
Schultz, James Willard. The danger trail .. 1218.20
Scott, Everett ("Deacon"). Third base Thatcher 1218.6
Seton, Ernest Thompson. Bannertail: a story of a gray squirrel 1218.9
Tomlinson, Everett T. Mystery of the Ramapo Pass 1218.13
Untermeyer, Louis. This singing world. 1214.34
Verrill, A. Hyatt. Deep sea hunters of the frozen seas 1218.14
Wade, Mary. Twin travelers in China and Japan ...
1218.7
GIRL SCOUT BOOKS
Baden-Powell, Sir Robert. Brownies or Blue Birds.
Handbook for Young Girl Guides. 1746.10
Beard, D. C. Shelters, shacks, and shanties. 1746.4
Beard, Lina and Beard, Adelia B. On the trail: an out- doors book for girls. 1746.3
Blauchan, Neltje. Birds every child should know.
1746.2
Eaton, Walter Prichard. On the edge of the wilderness
1746.4
Eggleston, Margaret W. Fireside stories for girls in their teens. 1746.11
Holbrook, Florence. Book of nature myths.
1746.1
Kephart, Horace. Camp cookery.
1746.6
Potts, Mrs. J., compiled by. Girl Guide badges, and how to win them. 1746.9
Seton, Ernest Thompson. Woodcraft manual for girls 1746.8
TRAVEL
Bryce, Viscount. Memories of travel. 426.26
Hamilton, Lord Frederic. The vanished pomps of yes- terday 437.22
Lane, Rose Wilder. The peaks of Shala.
428.16
Mackenzie, Jean Kenyon. African adventures
437.20
Nutting, Wallace. Massachusetts beautiful. Illustrated by the author with three hundred and four pictures covering all the counties in Massachusetts. 438.1
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. Northward course of empire ... 437.21
112
GENERAL LITERATURE
Asquith, Margot. My impressions of America 1542.12
Bradford, Gamaliel. Damaged souls. Psycological por- traits of John Brown, Thomas Paine, Aaron Burr, P. T. Barnum, Benedict Arnold, Benjamin F. Butler, John Randolph.
1542.19
Burroughs, John. Last harvest.
1542.13
Davidson, Laura Lee. Winter of content.
1542.16
Eliot, Samuel A., editor-in-chief. Biographical history of Massachusetts; biographies and autobiographies of the leading men in the State (10 vols.) 1541.1
Fairless, Michael. Roadmender. 1542.15
Grenfell, Wilfred T. Northern neighbors
1542.20
Masterman, C. F. G. England after war.
1542.18
Montague, C. E. Disenchantment.
1542.14
Morley, Christopher. Powder of sympathy.
1542.17
Perry, Bliss. Praise of folly
1542.21
Robinson, William J. Forging the sword: the story of Camp Devens 1323.21
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Abbott, Lyman. What Christianity means to me. 1135.25
Brewster, Rev. H. S. The simple Gospel 1135.23
Drury, Samuel S. Thoughts of youth
1135.21
Jacks, L. P. Religious perplexities.
1135.22
King, Basil. Conquest of fear.
1135.26
Papini, Giovanni. Life of Christ. Freely translated from the Italian by Dorothy Canfield Fisher 1132.12
Roberts, Richard. The untried door 1135.20
Royden, A. Maude. Prayer as a force. 1135.24
Van Loon, Hendrik. The story of the Bible.
1132.13
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF LINCOLN
FOR THE
SCHOOL YEAR 1923
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
ANTHONY J. DOHERTY, Chairman, Term expires 1925 GEORGE G. TARBELL, Secretary, Term expires 1926
EDITH B. FARRAR (MRS.) Term expires 1924
Principal and Acting Superintendent of Schools CHARLES M. ROBINSON
Teachers Junior High School-Grades VII-VIII-IX MARION D. PARKER EDELWEISS DYER ANN G. LETHOLA
Grade VI MYRTLE C. ELLIOTT
Grade V OLIVE E. CASE
Grade IV HATTIE B. HEATH, Resigned RUTH E. READY
Grade III DOROTHY M. THORNER
Grade II VERA B. ALLEN
Grade I JOSEPHINE C. DOHERTY
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School Physician DR. HENRY A. WOOD
School Nurse LYDIA MOSHER, Resigned EDITH H. BACKMAN
Attendance Officer JOHN J. KELLIHER
Janitor EDWARD GRAF
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Winter Term, first half, begins Wednesday, January 2, 1924, ends Thursday, February 21, 1924 ; eight weeks.
Winter Term, second half, begins Monday, March 3, 1924, ends Friday, April 18, 1924; seven weeks.
Spring Term, begins Monday, April 28, 1924, ends Friday, June 13, 1924; seven weeks.
Fall Term, begins Monday, September 8, 1924, ends Tuesday, December 23, 1924 ; 16 weeks.
Winter Term, begins Monday, January 5, 1925.
Length of school year 1924-25, thirty-eight weeks.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The Committee organized for the year with Anthony J. Doherty, Chairman, and George G. Tarbell, Secretary.
During the year past a number of changes have taken place in the teaching staff. Several teachers resigned to take posi- tions elsewhere and several gave up teaching to be married. We still seem to be faced with the problem of not being able to retain our teachers for any length of time. We are glad to say, however, that the reason is not because the town is not paying good salaries, as the salaries now paid are equal and in many cases better than those paid in other towns of a similar size and like situation. The greatest difficulty the town faces is in providing places in town in which the teachers may live. It is fortunate, however, that several of our teachers live in Waltham and belong there, and several others are able to find suitable living quarters in Waltham, and can take advantage of the jitney to get to and from the school.
Certain changes in class and study arrangements have been made in the past year as will be more specifically explained and referred to in the report of the acting superintendent.
The opening of the South School is working out very satis- factorily and has proved ideal in so far as the younger children are by themselves, which in itself is a great advantage to them.
The matter of transportation is still more or less a trouble- some one. All sections of the town, however, are given at- tention in this respect. The congestion in the barges operating from the south part of the town has not been relieved or im- proved, and in the near future this section will need particular
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attention. During the year the committee was able to enter into an arrangement whereby Mr. Dee secured an auto-truck and the children from that section have been benefited greatly. The time that they are on the road is very materially lessened and the territory covered larger.
The schools are being conducted under the supervision of Mr. Charles M. Robinson, who is principal and acting super- intendent. Last year the Committee were notified that the town must enter into a superintendency union with some other towns, but as yet no such union has been formed and until such arrangement is completed the town will be obliged to be without an actual superintendent. . The present arrangement, however, is working out quite satisfactorily.
School Finances
For the year 1923, the Committee has been able to keep within the appropriation made for the support of the schools and in fact a small unexpended balance remains. The town has received from the Commonwealth and other sources on account of schools the sum of $5,334.82, summary of school expenses and receipts is attached to and included in this report.
The school building in the center of the town should be given very particular attention, painting and minor repairs should be made to the inside of the building. Very little has been done to the inside of the building since its erection, and the Committee feels that work of this nature should be done during the coming Summer vacation.
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