Town annual report of Braintree, Massachusetts for the year 1899, Part 7

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Publication date: 1899
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§ inch lead pipe 2,173 feet


& inch lead pipe


22 feet


1 inch lead pipe 68 feet 9 inches


& inch galvanized iron pipe 2,429 feet 3 inches


4,693 feet £ 0 inches


Total service pipes in system Dec. 31, 1899, 77,774 feet 3 inches=14×miles.


Total number service connections 1168


There have been eight old service connections taken out dur- ing the past season and renewed by lead pipe, this pipe amount- ing to 327 feet 2 inches.


EXTENSION OF MAINS DURING 1899.


One inch galvanized iron pipe in Monatiquot avenue west from Oak street 369 ft.


This pipe was put in at the expense of Mr. Wilbur Hatch.


Two inch galvanized iron pipe in Elm terrace running south from Elm street to dead end 218 feet.


Two inch galvanized iron pipe Oak avenue running north from dead end to dead end 213 feet.


Six inch pipe in Liberty street running south from Stetson to dead end 3570 ft.


Six inch pipe in Cedar street running south from School street to dead end 291 ft.


Six inch pipe in Commercial street running north west from dead end to dead end 276 feet.


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Six inch pipe in Granite street running southwest from West street to dead end 329 feet.


Six inch pipe in Pond street running southwest from dead end to dead end 958 feet.


Six inch pipe in Safford street running north from Summer street to dead end 301 feet.


Six inch pipe in Hollis avenue running west from Oak street to dead end 757 feet.


Six inch pipe in Monatiquot avenue running east from Ash street to dead end 87 feet.


Six inch pipe in Bellevue road running northeast from Stet- son street to dead end 931 feet.


Six inch pipe in Hayward street running cast from dead end to dead end 778 feet.


Six inch pipe in Academy street running west from dead end to dead end 171 feet.


Six inch pipe in West street running west from pipe leading to stand pipe to dead end 326 feet.


Six inch pipe in Highland avenue running southeast from dead end to dead end 75 feet.


HYDRANT BRANCHES.


Six inch pipe in hydrant branches 65 feet.


BLOW-OFF PIPES.


& inch blow-off at end of pipe in gutter west line of Safford street.


& inch blow-off at end of pipe in gutter on south line of Academy street at Service No. 1134.


The department has met with considerable ledge work dur- ing the extension of main pipes this season,


EXTENSION OF MAIN DURING 1899 AS FOLLOWS,


1 inch main pipe


369 feet


2 inch main pipe


431 feet


6 inch main pipe


.


.


9,450 feet


6 inch hydrant branches .


65 feet


.


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DISTRIBUTION MAIN IN OPPERATION DEC. 31st 1899.


12 inch pipe .


·


5,705 feet


6 inches


10 inch pipe .


. 10,407 feet


10 inches


8 inch pipe


10,467 feet


0 inches


6 inch pipe


. 90,771 feet


6 inches


4 inch pipe


. 11,211 feet


0 inches


2 inch pipe


. 4,875 feet


11 inches


14 inch pipe .


287 feet


7 inches


1 inch pipe


1,528 feet


3 inches


៛ inch pipe


224 feet


2 inches


Total


135,478 ft.


9 in


=25.65+ miles.


NUMBER, LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF VALVES SET IN EXTENTION DURING 1899.


W. E. MAYBURY, Supt.


VALVE NO.


STREET.


LOCATION, POSITION.


1"


208


Monatq't av.


On west line of Oak st.


1


209


Elm Terrace


On south line of Elm st.


1


210


Liberty st.


On south line of Stetson st.


1


211


Liberty st.


12 feet south of Hydrant No. 17


1


212


Cedar st.


On south line of School st.


1


213


Granite st.


On south line of West st.


1


214


Safford st.


On north line of Summer st.


1


215


Hollis ave.


On west line of Oak st.


1


216


Bellevue r'd


On north line of Stetson st.


1


217


Hayward at.


12 feet east of Hydrant No. 160


1


218


West ot.


On branch leading to Stand pipe


1


219


Washing'n st


In Hydrant branch 2 feet off same Hy- drant No. 9


1


220


Allen st.


At east corner of Braintree & Wey- mouth Power house


1


Total valves set, 1899


1


1


11


VALVE SIZE.


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CONSTRUCTION.


TURN TO OPEN. BELL OR SPIGOT.


MAKER.


Left. Left.


Bell. Thread +


Rensselaer Mfg Company. Chapman Company.


NUMBER, LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF HY- DRANTS SET, EXTENSIONS OF 1899.


HYDRANT NOS.


STREET.


LOCATION, POSITION.


No. NOZZLE.


2 HOSE.


LENGTH OF


CONNECTION.


175


Liberty st.


662 ft. south of south line of Stetson st.


1


4 ft.


176


Liberty st.


1115 ft. south of hydrant, No. 175.


1


9 ft. 6"


177


Liberty st.


995 ft. south of hydrant, No. 176.


1


3 ft.


178


Liberty st.


785 ft. south of hydrant, No. 177.


1


6 ft. 6"


158


Commercialst 273 ft. northwest from resi-


dence of Mrs. J. White.


1


6 ft.


179


Pond st.


958 ft. south of hydrant, No. 171.


1


8 ft.


180


Hollis ave.


757 ft. west of west line of Oak st.


1 8 ft.


181


Bellevue rd.


931 ft. north of north line of Stetson st.


1


6 ft.


182


Hayward st.


778 ft. east of hydrant, No. 160.


1


5 ft.


183


West st.


326 ft. west of driveway to stand pipe.


1


9 ft.


Total Hydrants set 1899,


10


Hydrant No. 158 was transferred from old locatin to pres -- ent one.


1 STEAMER.


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CONSTRUCTION.


TURN TO OPEN.


BOLTED OR BELL.


FROST CASE.


MAKER.


Left.


Bolted.


No.


Coffin Valve Co. (Imp.)


Total number of valves in operation Dec. 31, 1899 : 220 Total number of hydrants in operation Dec. 31, 1899 : 183.


PUMPING RECORD FROM JANUARY 1, 1899 TO


JANUARY 1, 1900.


Gals Pumped


Hrs Pumping


Lbs. coal


of


Gal p'd Gallons p 100 lbs of coal Daily Average


January,


11,934,781


329hr 20m


50,722


23,529


384,993


February,


11,881,303


426hr 45m


52,388


22,679


424,332


March,


12,241,231


341hr 45m


51,769


23,645


394,878


April,


11,409,899


294hr 40m


47,178


24,184


380,329


May,


13,211,449


391hr 05m


55,260


23,908


426,175


June,


16,452,713


627hr 40m


70,725


23,263


548,422


July,


16,708,138


649hr 55m


69,794


23,939


538,972


August,


14,675,157


616hr 50m


68,838


21,318


473,892


September,


14,837,198


651hr 20m


64,868


22,872


481,239


October,


13,953,789


6:1hr 15m


64,206


21,732


450,122


November,


13,274,963


603hr 10m


64,285


20,650


442,498


December,


14,460,939


614hr 20m


66,906 21,614


466,482


Totals,


165,041,560 6188hr 05m


726,939


Daily Average,


452,168


16hr 57m


1991


Largest day's pumping was June 2,-763,682 gallons.


Smallest day's pumping was March 8,-245,105 gallons.


HYDRANT LOCATIONS CHANGED.


Hydrant on Commercial street opposite Mr. John Kelly's, moved west to a point opposite Shaw street.


Hydrant at Weymouth line moved out to curb line on ac- count of widening of the sidewalk.


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Hydrant at Jonas Perkins school moved into curb on account of widening street.


Hydrant No. 158, formerly in front of Mrs. J. White's resi- dence Commercial street, has been moved northwest 273 feet.


PUMPS.


The pumps are all in first class condition ; pipe, valves, gauges, etc. are also in good condition.


BOILERS.


The boilers are in first class condition ; piping and fittings of same are in good condition.


IMPROVEMENTS.


The Department has cleaned out the artificial pond, the past season, also the end of Little, pond near Franklin street, the willow trees and the under brush have been removed, the shore of the pond has been scraped off and all the filth has been removed. There has been a wall built in the rear of the pump- ing station to protect shore of the pond at this point. It is the desire of the Water Board to improve the shore of the Pond and the water shed of same as much as possible.


Respectfully submitted,


W. E. MAYBURY, Superintendent.


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BENJ. F. DYER, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS, TOWN OF BRAINTREE.


JANUARY 1, 1899, to DEC. 30, 1899, INCLUSIVE.


Dr. Cr.


Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1899


$5,699 56


Received from Henry A. Monk, collector 18,940 97


Received from State National Bank in- terest 99 00


Received from Town for hydrants


4,175 00


Received from Town Treasuser return of temporary transfer ·


5,000 00


Paid interest on $250,000 bonds


.


$10,000 00


Paid interest on $6,000, notes


·


240 00


Paid Town Treasurer 1 order tempor- ary transfer 5,000 00


Paid 192 orders drawn by Commissioners


18,666 33


Dec. 30, 1899, balance on hand 8 20


$33,914 53 $33,914 53


Examined the accounts of Benj. F. Dyer, Treasurer Water Department from January 1st 1899 to December 30 1899-in- clusive and the balance of ($8.20) eight and dollars on de- posit in State National Bank, Boston and cash on hand.


DANIEL POTTER,


Auditor.


BRAINTREE, January 12, 1900.


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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THAYER PUB- LIC LIBRARY.


The accompanying reports of the Librarian and the Treasurer of the Board furnish the usual information connected with those departments.


During the past year we have been called to mourn the death of our Secretary, Mr. E. Watson Arnold. Mr. Arnold was very faithful in all his duties, and took an active interest in everything appertaining to the welfare of the library. His loss will be deeply felt.


ASA FRENCH,


F. A. HOBART,


N. H. HUNT, HENRY A. JOHNSON,


Trustees.


LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.


Number of days the Library was open


298


Number of volumes borrowed,


29173


of this number 26224 were for


home use and 2949 for use in the library. 97


Average daily issue,


Largest daily issue, Jan. 18,


301


Smallest daily issue, July 20,


10


The number of volumes circulated of each class is as follows :


History 896


Fiction


17495


Biography


484


.Poetry


396


Travel


622


Juvenile 4192


Science and Art


840 Miscellaneous 792


Literature


507 Reference 2949


Number of volumes added, 508


Number of pamphlets, papers, etc.,


329


Names registered during the year,


194


Total number registered,


5963


Number of volumes in the Library (approximately)


12793


A. M. ARNOLD, Librarian.


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GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY, 1899.


Volumes Pamphlets


Arnold, Franklin E. ·2


;


4


Bates, Frank Amasa 1


1


Boston City Hospital, 1


Christian Science Publishing Co.,


1


Chase, Walter G., Boston, Mass.,


1


Ellis, W. F. 1


Fall River Public Library, 1


Fogg Library, South Weymouth, Mass.,


1


Forbes Library, Northampton, Mass., 1


Hartford Public Library, Conn.,


5


Hollis, Mrs. C. W. and W. C. Holbrook, "Christian Science Journal," 1899. Hollis, Mrs. C. W. Two Christian Science Journals, 1899.


Hill, W. S., San Francisco, Cal., 1


Home Market Club, The "Protectionist" 1899


12


Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass.,


3


Ipswich Historical Society, Ipswich, Mass. 1


Lexington Historical Society, Lexington, Mass. 1


Loring, Benjamin J., Reports, 1881-1898.,


Lovering, Hon. William C., Taunton, Mass., 16


1


Lummis, Charles F., Los Angeles, Cal.


12


Mason, C. A., Cambridge, Mass.,


1


Melville, Commodore George W.


1


Montauk Club, Brooklyn, N. Y.,


1


Penniman, Mrs. Edwin 5


Pitkin, Carolyn W., miscellaneous writings 48


Pennsylvania Prison Society,


1


Putnam, G. P. and Sons, N. Y.,


1


Smiley, Albert K., Montauk Lake, N. Y.


1


State and National publications, 53


100


Syracuse Central Library, N. Y.,


2


Taylor, C. F. Philadelphia,


1


Thayer, Misses Susanna and Sarah,


1


Thayer, Rev. G. A., Cincinnati, Ohio,


2


Tufts Library, Weymouth, Mass., 2


Lowell Textile School, Lowell, Mass.


Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association, 1


Metropolitan Water Board, Boston. Mass., 1


Atkinson, Edward, Brookline, Mass.


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


RECEIPTS.


Cash in Braintree Savings Bank . ·


$212 44


Received of Town treasurer, town ap-


propriation . 1,000 00


Received of town treasurer, interest on


note ·


362 50


Received of town treasurer, interest on


A. W. Stetson fund 50 00


Received of Librarian, fines . ·


38 57


Received of Librarian, catalogues, 1 75


Received of Braintree Savings bank, in- terest .


1 28;


$1,666 54


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Abbie M. Arnold, librarian .


$500 00


Abbie M. Arnold, assistant


150 00


Charles E. Lauriat Co., books


407 87


F. J. Barnard & Co., binding books


47 36


W. H. Guild & Co., magazines


41 10


Home Science Pub. Co., magazine Charles E. Nye & Co., printing ·


16 00


Geo. W. Prescott & Son, Braintree


Observer, printing and ad . 20 00


F. J. Barnard & Co., record book .


4 50


J. F. Sheppard & Sons, coal


172 65


C. H. Hobart, insurance . .


139 00


Abbie M. Arnold, incidentals ·


7 26


W. A. Torrey, stationery ·


.


3 35


H. W. Borden, repairs ·


2 50


Pratt & Pratt, advertising


1 00


New York & Boston Ex. Co., ex- pressage


50.


Postage .


65.


Town of Braintree, water


5 50


Town of Braintree, electric lights


67 50


Town of Braintree, kindlings .


11 40


Paid Woodsum's Ex. Co., express


3 80


$1,602 94


Cash on hand .


63 60


$1,666 54 N. H. HUNT, Treasurer.


BRAINTREE, January 19, 1900.


Adjusted the above account balance as reported.


DANIEL POTTER, Auditor.


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JURY LIST.


As prepared by the Selectman Feb. 14, 1900.


NAME.


OCCUPATION.


Arnold, Franklin E.


farmer.


Abercrombie, Elmer E.


retired.


Arnold, George A.


farmer.


Arnold, J. Marcus


grocer.


Bayley, James H.


bookkeeper.


Bates, Andrew J.


bank officer.


Bates, Frank Albert


plumber.


Bates, Charles S.


salesman.


Bates, Louis F.


plumber.


Belcher, Robert E.


student.


Barbour, John


manufacturer.


Bowditch, Alden


salesman.


Borden, Herbert W.


contractor.


Connell, James


farmer.


Crooker, Francis W.


manufacturer.


Clapp, Charles H.


salesman.


machinist.


machinist.


Dow, Willard E.


electrician.


Doane, Henry W.


salesman.


Drinkwater, Horace R.


manufacturer.


Ellsworth, George G.


salesman. farmer.


French, George A.


salesman.


Fuller, George F. Gallivan, Jeremiah F. Gage, R. Allen.


shoe cutter.


contractor.


Gore, Henry W.


bookkeeper.


Gammon, I. Wendall


reporter.


Green, Worth A.


Hobart, Edward W.


Hobart, Arthur L. Hale, Edward A.


Hayward, J. Parker


Hayward, J. Francis Harrison, William C.


clerk. farmer. electrician.


railroad employe. town officer. florist. draftsman.


Currier, William H.


Cain, Daniel E.


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Howland, Walter H. Holbrook, Carroll A. Jordan, Charles G. Jones, Horace A. Jackson, Francis W.


Knight, Bradford Y. Kelley, Hiram H. King, James H.


Lovett, James R.


Matthewson, Emor H.


Mansfield, Henry W.


Monk, Henry A.


Morrison, Alva S. McRae, Augustus


McNabb, James jr.


Pierson, Edward O.


Porter, Elbridge F.


Pennock, Gilbert V.


Richards, Charles G.


Rogers, Orville M. Robery, John P.


Reed, Frank A.


Sampson, Josephus


Sampson, George E.


Shaw, Will H


Shaw, Martin V. B. Southworth, Alfred Sheppard, Charles G.


Stevens, George W.


Sullivan, Edward J.


Sprague, Charles H. Tupper, Foster F. Tuttle, G. Henry Thayer, Frank D. Torrey, N. Gleason, Tilden, Sidney A. White, Jonathan F.


Whitcomb, Charles G. White, Hartley L. Woodsum, Rufus H. Whitman, Henry B.


salesman. clerk. grain dealer. machine operator.


shoe worker.


carpenter. manufacturer.


shoe worker.


farmer.


shoe worker.


grocer.


town clerk.


manufacturer.


carpenter.


farmer.


railroad employe. salesman.


clerk.


clerk.


plumber.


farmer.


clerk.


farmer.


contractor.


salesman.


manufacturer.


agent.


coal dealer.


bookkeeper.


grocer.


manufacturer.


carpenter. engineer. retired. clerk.


engineer. bookkeeper.


jeweller. civil engineer. nail maker.


harness maker.


ANSEL O. CLARK, WM. W. MAYHEW, J. P. HAYWARD,)


Selectmen of Braintree.


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WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING.


NORFOLK, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree : GREETING: -


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notlfy and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in said Braintree, on Monday, the fifth day of March, 1900, at seven o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the fol- lowing articles, namely :


ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.


ART. 2. To hear the report of the several town officers and. act thereon.


ART. 3. To determine the manner of repairing the highways,. sidewalks and bridges the ensuing year.


ART. 4. To choose all necessary town officers for the ensuing year. Also to vote. Yes or No on the following question, namely : Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating. liquors in this town ? Under this article the polls will be kept open until one o'clock, P. M.


ART. 5. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer,. with the approval of a majority of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of taxes and issue notes of the Town therefor.


ART. 6. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year. . Y.


"ART! 7. To see if the town will accept the Jury List as pre- pared by the Selectmen.


ART. 8: "To see if the town will 'vote to charge interest on all unpaid taxes after a certain date.


ART. 9. To see if the town will vote an appropriation to


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Post 87, G. A. R., to assist in defraying the expenses of Memo- rial Services on Memorial Day.


ART. 10. To see what compensation the town will vote the members of the Fire Department the ensuing year.


ART. 11. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money for repairs of apparatus and for general expenses of the Fire Department, and for the purchase of new hose.


ART. 12. To see if the town will vote to purchase a new ladder truck for the East section of the Town, and appropriate money for the same.


ART. 13. To see if the town will vote to place a fire alarm box at or near the junction of Elm and Commercial Streets, and make an appropriation for the same.


ART. 14. To elect a Fire Warden, as provided by Chapter 330 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1899, and make such ap- propriation for his services as the town may determine.


ART. 15. To see if the town will continue to pay for the bond of its treasurer ..


ART. 16. To see if the town will vote an appropriation for hydrant service.


ART. 17. To appropriate a sum of money for the Water Loan Sinking Fund.


ART. 18. To appropriate a sum of money for the Electric Light Sinking Fund.


ART. 19. To appropriate a sum of money to convey pupils to and from the public schools.


ARU. 20. To see if the town will vote to continue its night police, and appropriate money for the same.


ART. 21. To make such appropriations as may be necessary to operate the electric lighting system.


ART. 22. To appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the payment of notes that become due in the year 1900.


ART. 23. To see if the town will authorize the exclusive use of the Young Odorless Excavating Pump and Apparatus for cleaning cesspools and vaults ; provided some person acceptable to the Board of Health shall provide himself with necessary equipment and rights to use the same without expense to the town.


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ART. 24. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to pave, the gutters on Hollis Avenue, Mount Vernon Avenue and West Street, or make a general appropriation for paving gutters.


ART. 25. To see if the town will choose a committee to re- vise the By-laws of the town, or to make a new code of by- laws.


ART. 26. To see if the town will choose a Board of Health, or take any action relating to the same.


ART. 27. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to build a crushed stone road and place curb-stone in Holland Avenue.


ART. 28. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to build drains in River Street.


ART. 29. To see if the town will accept tne laying out as a town way the road leading from Washington Street through land of A. S. Pennock & Sons to a point on Hancock street as made by the Selectmen, and appropriate money to grade the same.


ART. 30. To see if the town will accept the laying out as a town way of Bowditch Street, so called, as made by the Select- men, and appropriate a sum of money to build the same.


ART. 31. To see if the town will accept the laying out of Safford Street, so called, also a portion of Morton Street and a portion of Forrest Street as town ways, as made by the Se- lectmen.


ART. 32. To see what action the town will take in relation to watering streets.


ART. 33. To see what action the town will take in relation to suppressing the sale ot intoxicating liquors.


. ART. 34. . To see if the town will elect a Board of Electric Light Commissioners, as provided by Section 10 of Chapter 454 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1893.


ART. 35. To see if the town will choose a separate Board of Assessors.


ART. 36. To choose any committee or hear the report of any committee and act. thereon.


You are to give notice of this meeting by posting up true and attested copies of this warrant in not less than nine public


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piaces in this town, seven days at least betore the time of said meeting, and by publishing the same once in the Braintree Bee.


Hereof faii not, and make return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk before the time of said meeting.


Given under our hands at Braintree this fourteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred.


ANSEL O. CLARK, WM. W. MAYHEW, J. PARKER HAYWARD, Selectmen of Braintree.


A true copy. Attest :


JAMES R. QUALEY, Constable ef Braintree.


NORFOLK, SS. BRAINTREE, February 26, 1900.


Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I hereby notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified as therein expressed, to meet at the time and place for the purposes there- in mentioned.


JAMES R. QUALEY, Constable of Braintree.


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SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


THOMAS A. WATSON, Quincy avenue, East Braintree. Term expires in 1900.


MRS. A. M. BROOKS, Franklin street, South Braintree. Term expires in 1901.


ALBION C. DRINKWATER, Elm street, Braintree. Term ex- pires in 1901.


MRS. CARRIE F. LORING, Front street, East Braintree. Term expires in 1902.


WILLIAM C. HARDING, Hollis avenue, Braintree. Term ex- pires in 1902.


C. F. HILL CRATHERN, Washington street, South Braintree. Term expires in 1900.


Chairman,-THOMAS A. WATSON.


Secretary and Superintendent of Schools,-IRIVNG W. HORNE, Mt. Vernon avenue, Braintree.


Meetings of Committee.


Second Wednesday of each month at 4 o'clock P. M., at the Monatiquot building, Washington street, Braintree.


Office Hours of Superintendent.


MONATIQUOT BUILDING


Mondays, from 4 to 4.30 P. M.


Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8.30 to 9 A. M.


Fridays, from 12 M. to 12.30 P. M.


Schools in Session.


1899, Sept. 5 to Dec. 22." 1900, Jan. 2 to March 30 ; April 9 to June 20 ; Sept. 4 to Dec. 21. 1.


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Holidays.


Saturdays, and, 1899, Nov. 30, Dec. 1; 1900, Feb. 22, April 19, May 30, Nov. 29, 30.


Daily, School Sessions.


High, 8.15 A. M. to 1 P. M.


Jonas Perkins, 9 A. M. to 12 M., and 1.30 to 3.30 P. M.


Monatiquot, 8.45 to 11.30 A. M., and 1.15 to 3.30 P. M.


Pond and Union, 9 to 11.45 A. M., and 1.15 to 3.30 P. M.


Other schools, 9 to 11.45 A. M., and 1.15 to 3.15 P. M.


Storm Signal.


On very stormy days there will be no session of the Public Schools. This will be announced by 3-3-3 sounded on the fire alarm at 7.15 A. M.


On days when it is moderately stormy or bad walking, there will be no afternoon session. This will be announced by 3-3-3 sounded on the fire alarm at 11 A. M.


Janitors.


Monatiquot building. John H. Macandrew, West street, Braintree. .


Jonas Perkins building. William Orr, Front street, East. Braintree.


Pond building. John Whitty, Pearl street, South Braintree.


Union building. J. Franklin Bates, Washington street, Braintree.


Middle Street building. Francis H. Thayer, Middle street, Dana's Corner.


Southwest building. . Willie P. Reed, Pond street, South. Braintree.


Truant Officers.


John Gallivan, Braintree.


Horace F. Hunt, South Braintree.


Henry Dugan, Jr., East Braintree.


Tuition of Non-Resident Students.


High School. $1 a week ; grades 5 to 8, 75 cents a week ;. grades A and 1 to 4, 50 cents a week.


Non-resident students will not be admitted to any school. without the written permission of the Superintendent.


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10103902 30 T80438 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


FEBRUARY 14, 1900.


At a meeting of the School Committee held this date, it was -voted to adopt the report of the Superintendent as the Com- mittee's report of the town, and recommended the following . appropriations :


For teachers, in addition to the dog tax


and income of the school fund ·


$16,570 00


For superintendent ·


1,400 00


Janitors, including cleaning and care of buildings during the summer vaca- tion


1,908 00


Text books and supplies


.


1,600 00


Incidentals for school


400 00


Schoolhouse improvements, repairs and incidentals


1,000 00


Fuel


1,200 00


Conveyance of pupils


825 00


THOMAS A. WATSON,


ANN M. BROOKS,


A. C. DRINKWATER,


CARRIE F. LORING,


WILLIAM C. HARDING,


C. F. HILL CRATHERN,


School Committee.


141


REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT. :33TTIMMOO 100102 3HT 30 100938


Ladies and Gentlemen of the School Committee.


This is my eight annual report for the year ending January 1, 1899, and the fifteenth of the series of annual reports of the- superintendents. . "


The expenditures for the support of schools during the past.


year have been as follows :


Teachers and superintendent . $17993 17


Credit, cash from Thomas A. Watson to retain desirable teachers 84 00


$17909 17.


Appropriation, including estimate of $1100


from dog tax and school fund 17450 00.


Overrun on teachers' salaries


$459 17


Janitors


1808 00


Text books


$968 51


Credits, sales to pupils and tution 167 45 1


$801 06


Supplies'


929 54


1730 60-


School incidentals


$584 17


Credits, sales to pupils 8 58


575 59


Fuel .


1122 82


Conveyance


$830 50


Credits, sale of tickets to pupils 9.16


821 34


Appropriation for janitors


$1808 00


text books and school supplies 1600 00


school incidentals .


400 00 ·


fuel . 1200 00


66 conveyance


. 750 00


5758 00


Overrun .


$6058 35


$300 35


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Schoolhouse incidentals


. $584 17


Credits


·


.


8 58


$575 58


Schoolhouse, repairs .


1067 63


Schoolhouse, improvements




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