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8.76
Western Union Tel. Co.
3.75
W. H. Hall, expenses
7.30
$35.31
Superintendent of Schools:
Benjamin E. Martin $1,050.00
Alberto W. Small 625.00
Stationery, etc. 32.73
$1,707.73
II. EXPENSES OF INSTRUCTION
Principals of High Schools :
Charles A. Holbrook $1,200.00
Arthur W. Trubey 1,200.00
$2,400.00
Teachers of High Schools: Centre
Neda B. Freeman $678.13
Edith L. Hart 662.50
Teachers of High Schools: North :
Adelia Macmillan 375.00
Gertrude Sawyer
400.00
Clara E. Macomber
262.50
Helen M. Robinson
262.50
Gertrude Jones
535.50
3,266.13
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Teachers of Elementary Schools: Centre :
Susan S. McFarlin $634.50
Ethel M. Park 299.00
Dora E. Wentworth 225.00
Eva F. Ladd 500.20
Helena B. Lyon 558.50
Eva M. Godfrey
577.50
Florence M. Stites
535.70
Teachers of Elementary Schools : North :
Laura B. Desmarais 558.50
May D. Sleeper 587.20
Ella A. Hutchinson 634.50
Genevieve E. Jantzen 520.50
Martha G. Roark 501.50
Catherine E. McDermott 615.50
Catherine M. Quinn 562.90
Mary A. Underwood
510.50
Margaret Gookin
596.50
M. Grace McCue
501.50
South Chelmsford
Ruth D. Crawford 482.50
Mabel E. Haggerty 482.50
East Chelmsford
Sara D. Ivers 482.50
Esther A. Reid 452.00
West Chelmsford
Bertha H. Long
615.50
Catherine E. Dunn
461.10
Kathryn Howarth
483.50
North Rowy
Jessie M. Agnew 425.50
South Row
Hazel R. Knowlton
395.00
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Golden Cove
Regina B. Frappier 527.50
Drawing
Jessie M. Atwood 615.00
Music
M. Marion Adams
501.50
Substitute Teachers
Gertrude Quigley
61.00
Ruth Whittemore
18.50
Dorothy Driscoll
3.50
Mary M. Souther
90.00
Blanche Spaulding
2.63
Total for Elementary Teaching
$14,921.73
Vocational
Proctor Lumber Co.
$10.24
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.
135.00
D. F. Small
41.09
C. B. Coburn
5.26
Adams Hdw. Co.
8.29
Underwood Typewriter Co.
62.20
S. W. Parkhurst
9.80
Louisa A. Nicholass
7.16
Hildreth, Mrs. J. E.
2.63
Singer Sewing Machine Co.
24.00
E. R. Marshall
20.54
Katherine Smith
10.20
American Book Co.
9.84
Thompson Hdw. Co.
1.00
Standard Ribbon Co:
4.50
E. T. Adams
12.75
A. G. Pollard Co.
4.62
Cameron Bros.
3.65
Friend Bros.
7.44
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Blood, E. R.
.28
Ruth D. Crawford
1.80
Mabel E. Haggerty
1.32
Mrs. A. S. Harris
14.50
Williams Furniture Co.
2.25
C. G. Nickles
1.05
K. M. Smith
7.70
North Chelmsford Market
2.74
Albert E. Jenne
15.40
$427.25
TEXT BOOKS
Allyn & Bacon $14.05
Houghton Mifflin Co.
5.24
O. Ditson Co.
6.62
Atkinson, Mentzer Co.
3.94
White-Smith Co.
2.82
Gregg Pub. Co.
33.76
American Book Co.
23.05
Milton Bradley Co.
17.54
American Express Co.
.61
D. H. Knowlton
8.00
Little, Brown & Co.
52.03
Silver, Burdett Co.
92.03
Ginn & Co.
366.78
D. C. Heath Co.
41.43
Sanborn Co.
13.85
N. Y., N. H., & H. R. R.
.33
Adams Ex. Co.
.48
J. L. Hammett
283.90
E. E. Babb
228.30
A. S. Barnes Co.
2.52
Birchard & Co.
6.78
Macmillan Co.
6.06
$1,191.83
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STATIONERY AND SUPPLIES
J. L. Hammett
$88.93
I. J. Stewart
3.25
Parkhurst Press
16.65
W. Coburn
1.50
Bartlett & Dow
.15
G. C. Prince
1.55
Library Bureau
11.75
Milton Bradley Co.
6.00
Knowlton Press
3.75
Talbot Dyewood & Chemical Co.
8.97
D. C. Heath
22.38
C. G. Nickles
5.00
Katherine M. Quinn
.43
Geo. Blackadar
3.00
Birmingham Pen Co.
12.83
U. S. Envelope Co.
10.50
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.
.50
American Ex. Co.
.28
A. N. Palmer Co.
7.64
Boston & Maine R. R.
1.50
American Book Co.
9.51
Geo. H. Wilson
1.00
E. E. Babb
7.43
$233.35
III. EXPENSES OF OPERATING SCHOOL PLANTS
Wages of Janitors
Bliss, P. C.
$76.00
Byam, James S.
550.00
Fallon, Edw.
348.50
Greenwood, Wm.
251.50
Howe, E. A.
95.15
Quist, A. G.
344.00
Scollan, Owen
611.00
Simpson, A. H.
250.50
Wood, R. C.
76.00
$2,602,65
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Fuel
H. L. Parkhurst
$857.51
Jas. P. Dunigan
890.91
Lowell Gas Co.
273.00
2,021.42
Miscellaneous
Milwaukee Brush Co. $7.50
No. Chelmsford Fire Dist.
· 57.62
N. E. Electric Co.
13.93
A. G. Quist
13.20
E. R. Marshall
3.75
J. S. Byam
6.25
Wright, Geo. M.
.75
Chelmsford Water District
18.00
Lowell Gas Co.
9.50
Lowell Electric Lt. Co. 45.94
A. H. Simpson
29.40
Wm. Greenwood
29.15
No. Chelmsford Machine & Supply Co.
.75
Adams Hdw.
11.69
Adams & Co.
17.50
Masury, Young Co.
60.65
P. C. Bliss
2.20
F. H. Batchelder
4.25
R. C. Wood
1.00
S. D. Ivers
.19
L. Gaudette
14.00
G. H. Wilson
1.50
O. Scollan
1.00
Morgan Envelope Co.
10.50
IV. REPAIRS
Upton & Gilman $1.00
Welch Bros.
16.19
W. McLarney & Co.
1.85
F. G. Pratt
6.62
360.22
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A. I. Hill 3.00
T. H. Murphy 42.00
W. W. Stewart 3.00
N. E. Electric & Supply Co. 9.25
Wm. Greenwood
1.25
Edwards & Monahan
101.41
Adams & Co.
69.39
H. H. Richardson
11.35
W. E. Adams
2.25
A. W. Holt
3.50
C. F. Fellows
1.25
Sigsbee & Co.
5.12
H. Warshauer
1.50
R. T. Boyd
20.35
Walter H. Marinel
1.60
Daniel Cushing
45.99
J. F. McMahon 3.00
350.87
V. TRANSPORTATION
F. W. Merrill
$413.50
S. H. Nickles
452.50
Emile Paignon
400.00
J. C. Sheehan
334.25
John Sullivan
271.50
Frank X. Lupien
36.25
Wm. C. Tucker
45.50
Hazel R. Winning
7.02
Bay State Street R. R. Co.
230.00
Lowell & Fitchburg St. R. R. Co.
125.00
2,315.52
VI. GRADUATION EXPENSES, ETC.
Edw. Fallon
$1.69
Edith L. Hart
1.42
John Larkin
1.00
Jas. A. Shanley
5.75
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Parkhurst Press
25.00
A. W. Trubey
25.00
O. Scollan
3.00
J. R. Gookin
1.50
Gertrude Jones
1.26
Neda B. Freeman
1.35
Theodore Emerson
5.00
71.97
$31,908.40
AGGREGATE OF SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS, RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES (1915)
Accounts
Appropriations and Receipts
Expenditures
Surplus
Deficit
Teaching
$19,000.00
Dog License
476.01
$20,587.86
$1,111.85
Janitor Service
2,500.00
2,602.65
102.65
Fnel ..
2,300.00
2,021.42
$ 278.58
Transportation
2,000.00
2,315.52
315.52
Text Books and Supplies
1,500.00
1,425.18
74.82
Superintendent
1,500.00
1,675.00
175.00
Vocational
250.00
427.25
177.25
Repairs
750.00
350.87
399.13
Medical Inspection
250.00
250.00
Tuition State Wards
140.50
140.50
Tuition for other Children
287.75
287.75
Overdraft (1914)
16.78
16.78
Miscellaneous ..
375.00
467.34
92.34
Sale of Supplies
8.96
8.96
Total
$31,355.00
$31,873.09
$1,456.52
$1,974.61
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1915 - 1916
FALL TERM
WINTER TERM
SPRING TERM
Opens
Closes
Opens
Closes
Opens
Closes
High Schools
Sept. 7, 1915 | Dec. 18, 1915
Mar.
24, 1916 | April 3, 1916 | June 23, 1916
Grades
Sept. 7, 1915 | Dec. 18, 1915 Sept. 6, Oct. 12, Nov. 25, 26
Dec. 27, 1915 | Jan. 3, 1916 | February 22
Mar. 24, 1916
April 3, 1916 | June 16, 1916 April 19, May 30. -
Holidays
1916 - 1917
FALL TERM
WINTER TERM
SPRING TERM
Opens
Closes
Opens
Closes
Opens
Closes
High Schools Grades
Sept. 5, 1916
Dec. 22, 1916
Jan. 1, 1917
.
Sept. 5, 1916 |Dec. 22, 1916 Sept. 4, Oct. 12, Nov. 30, Dec. 1
Jan. 8, February 22
1917
Mar. 23, 1917 | April 2, 1917 | June 22, 1917 Mar. 23, 1917 |.April 2, 1917 | June 15, 1917
Holidays
-
April 19, May 30.
SCHOOL CALENDAR-(Continued)
TERMS 1915 - 1916
VACATIONS 1915 - 1916
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Winter
Spring
High Schools
15 weeks
13 weeks
12 weeks
10 weeks
1 week
1 week
Grades
15 weeks
12 weeks
11 weeks
10 weeks
2 weeks
1 week
TERMS 1916 - 1917
VACATIONS 1916 - 1917
-
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Winter
Spring
High Schools
16 weeks
12 weeks
12 weeks
11 weeks
1 week
1 week
Grades
16 weeks
11 weeks
10 weeks
12 weeks
2 weeks
1 week
SCHOOL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING IN JUNE, 1915
Schools
Teachers
Grades
Total
Membership
Average
Membership
Average
Attendance
Per cent. of
Pupils
between
5 and 7
Pupils
between
7 and 14
Pupils
between
14 and 16
Pupils
over 16
Centre
Charles A. Holbrook, Prin.
High IX .- XII.
69
63
60
96
12
23
31
Neda B. Freeman
VII., VIII.
41
38
36
95
30
10
Ethel M. Park
VI., VII.
38
36
34
95
38
Eva F. Ladd ..
V., VI.
41
36
33
93
39
2
Helena B. Lyon .
IV., V.
42
37
35
95
42
Eva M. Godfrey
II., III.
49
41
38
94
6
36
Florence M. Stites
I., II.
40
33
31
93
29
10
-
North
Arthur W. Trubey
High IX .- XII.
79
76
71
94
22
32
25
Adelia MacMillan .
VIII.
41
38
36
95
36
4
Mary D. Sleeper .
VII.
41
36
35
96
35
3
Ella A. Hutchinson
V., VII.
44
36
34
95
37
3
Genevieve E. Jantzen.
.III., IV.
47
42
44
96
42
Martha G. Roark
. II., III.
39
37
35
95
8
31
Catherine E. McDermott
.I., II.
36
33
31
92
20
6
Laura B. Desmarais
Special
Highland
Katherine M. Quinn
|V., VI.
31
27
27
98
Mary A. Underwood
IV., V.
25
22
22
97
Margaret C. Gookin
II., III.
41
34
33
99
14
21
M. Grace McCue .
. I.
26
21
20
96
22
4
-
Bertha H. Long .
ĮV., VIII. ..
27
24
23
96
22
2
1
Catherine E. Dunn
IV., V.
23
21
19
94
21
1
Katheryn E. Howarth .... |I., III.
31
27
24
90
14
15
-
.
Edith L. Hart
.
29
24
.
West
Gertrude E. Sawyer
Gertrude A. Jones
Susan S. McFarlin
Attendance
SCHOOL STATISTICS-(Continued)
Schools
Teachers
Grades
Total
Membership
Average
Membership
Average
Attendance
Per cent. of
Attendance
Pupils
between
5 and 7
Pupils
between
7 and 14
Pupils
between
14 and 16
Pupils
over 16
East
Sara Devine Ivers Esther A. Reid
V., VIII.
43
35
33
94
-
35
2
1
I., IV.
46
34
31
92
19
23
South
Ruth D. Crawford
V., VIII.
27
26
25
95
24
3
Mabel E. Haggerty
I., IV.
24
20
19
93
7
16
Golden Cove
Regina B. Frappier
. I., IV.
29
25
23
93
8
21
South Row
Hazel .R. Knowlton
I., IV. .
15
14
12
94
4
10
North Row
Jessie M. Agnew
I., V.
15
11
11
95
2
10
-
-
Totals
1050
924
857
95
153
691
85
58
Duplicated Names
15
Net total enrollment.
1035
.
.
-
-
-
.
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TEACHERS, SEPTEMBER 7, 1915
Schools
Grades
Teachers
Where Educated
Began Work
Centre
High
Edith L. Hart.
Boston University
Sept. 1913
Neda B. Freeman.
University of Minnesota ..
Sept., 1914
VIII.
Susan S. McFarlin.
April, 1879
VII.
Dora M. Wentworth.
Sept.,
1915
V. - VI.
Eva F. Ladd.
State Normal, Framingham Boston University, 2 yrs ... State Normal, Plymouth, N. H.
Oct. 1914
IV. - V.
Helen B. Lyon.
State Normal, North Adams
Sept.,
1911
II. - III.
Eva M. Godfrey ..
State Normal, Plymouth, N. H. .
Sept.,
1908
I. .
Florence M. Stites.
State Normal, Lowell. . ..
Sept.,
1911
North
Arthur W. Trubey
[ Andover Academy
\ Mass. Sloyd Tra'g School Boston University .
Sept.,
1915
High
Helen M. Robinson.
Shaw Business College, Augusta, Maine
Sept.,
1915
State Normal, Salem,
Mass.
State Normal, Salem.
Sept.,
1899
VIII.
Laura B. Desmarais.
St. Ann's Academy, Marl- boro
Sept.,
1909
VII.
Mary D. Sleeper.
North Chelmsford High ...
March,
1907
V. - VI.
Ella A. Hutchinson.
State Normal, Framingham
Sept.,
1905
IV. .
Genevieve E. Jantzen ..
State Normal, Lowell.
Sept.,
1911
III.
Martha G. Roark.
State Normal, Lowell.
Sept.,
1910
I. - II.
Catherine E. McDermott ..
State Normal, Lowell. ...
Sept.,
1905
Highland
.
VI. - VII.
Katherine M. Quinn.
State Normal, Lowell. .
Sept.,
1905
V. - VI.
Mary A. Underwood.
State Normal, Lowell.
Jan.,
1912
III. - IV.
Margaret C. Gookin.
State Normal, Lowell. .
Sept.,
1907
I. - II. .
M. Grace McCue ..
State Normal, Lowell.
Sept .;
1909
Yale College .
Feb., 1912
Charles A. Holbrook ....
·
Sept., 1912
Clara E. Macomber.
Gertrude A. Jones.
TEACHERS-(Continued)
Schools
Grades
Teachers
Where Educated
Began Work
West
VI. - VIII. IV. - V.
Catherine E. Dunn
Sept., 1910
I. - III.
Kathryn E. Howarth
State Normal, Framingham
Sept., 1911
East
IV. - VIII.
Sara D. Ivers.
State Normal, Lowell
Sept., Dec.,
1911
South
V. - VIII. I. - IV.
Ruth D. Crawford ...
State Normal, Lowell
Sept., 1911
Mabel E. Haggerty.
State Normal, Lowell ..
Sept.,
1911
Golden Cove
. I. - IV.
. Regina B. Frappier
State Normal, Lowell ....
Sept.,
1911
North Row
I. - V.
Jessie M. Agnew.
State Normal, Lowell.
Sept. 1913
South Row
I. - IV.
Hazel R. Knowlton.
State Normal, Lowell. .
Sept., 1914
Supervisor of Music
M. Marion Adams.
State Normal, Lowell ... * N. Y. University . .
Sept., 1912
Superv'r of Drawing
. Jessie Atwood
Mass. Normal Art School ..
Sept., 1912
Supt. of Schools ..
Alberto W. Small.
Bates College
Aug., 1915
* Not a Graduate.
Bertha H. Long.
State Normal, Salem. .. State Normal, Lowell.
April, 1896
1914
I. - IV.
Esther A. Reid.
State Normal, Lowell.
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REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS FOR THE YEAR 1915
The work of the Park Commission for the past year has been mostly the routine work of cutting the grass and trimming the shrubbery and taking care of the flower beds in the different plots of ground, with the exception of the Common at the North Village, which has been ploughed and resurfaced with loam and fer- tilizer and seeded down to grass, a good catch being obtained.
We feel that the expense has been more than justi- fied by the results obtained. We hope in the near future to add more shrubbery to some of the plots, thereby enhancing the natural beauty.
Respectfully submitted,
FRED L. FLETCHER, ARTHUR M. WARREN, PATRICK S. WARD.
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REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Citizens of the Town of Chelmsford :
I am pleased to report that fewer complaints regard- ing sewage have come to my attention than in the previous year, and I feel that our people are disposed to take good care of the same.
Let me urge upon everyone the very great need of properly disposing of all refuse mat ter that will tend to breed flies. Health authorities are agreed that flies are one of our worst enemies.
I would welcome any suggestions that may help to make this department of more real value and protection to the people of Chelmsford.
KARL M. PERHAM, Chairman.
P. S .- I would add that I have received from the State Board of Health a supply of booklets treating on the care of mother and baby. This is a very complete and instructive work, and a copy will be mailed free to any mother in the Town upon request.
REPORT OF PHYSICIAN FOR PRECINCTS I. AND IV.
Board of Health, Chelmsford, Mass .:
Dear Sirs :- I have to report the following cases for Precincts I. and IV .: Diphtheria 3, Scarlet Fever 2, Measles 4.
A large number of cases of Whooping Cough occur- red in South Chelmsford. Isolation was maintained so
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carefully that no sickness spread from the original cases, except in the case of Whooping Cough.
Very respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR G. SCOBORIA, M. D., Agent Precincts I. and IV.
REPORT OF PHYSICIAN FOR PRECINCTS II. AND III. TO BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Selectmen of Town of Chelmsford :
Gentlemen-As agent of the Board of Health for Pre- cinets II. and III., I have the following report to make : Typhoid Fever
6
Diphtheria
1
Scarlet Fever
3
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis
1
Suppurative Conjunctivitis
2
FRED E. VARNEY, M. D.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Trustees of the Adams Library AND THE
North Chelmsford Library Association
OF THE
TOWN OF CHELMSFORD
FOR THE
Year Ending Dec. 31, 1915
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ADAMS LIBRARY
The following report of the Trustees of the Adams Library is respectfully submitted.
At the first meeting of the year the old officers were re- elected.
Chairman ALBERT H. DAVIS
Secretary EDWIN R. CLARK
Treasurer WILSON WATERS
Librarian MRS. E. R. CLARK,
The Board chose several committees to superintend the work- ing of the library in its various departments. Everything has gone on smoothly and satisfactorily.
In the will of the late Serlina G. Richardson is the following :
ITEM II. I give to the Town of Chelmsford for the use of the Adams Library the sum of Two Hundred Dollars, in trust, the income only to be expended for library purposes.
The Treasurer of the Adams Library has received from the Town Treasurer the amount of this bequest, which will be used in accordance with the stipulations above named.
The Library, through Mr. Edgar F. Dutton, has also received from the estate of his father the late Dr. Samuel L. Dutton, several valuable engravings in appropriate frames, which may soon adorn the walls of the Library; and also the teacher's desk from the old school house in district No. 7, which is an interest- ing relic of the olden days; also the section of a tree in which are imbedded several balls, brought from the battlefield of Chica- mauga. These are preserved in the Trustees' room.
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Library work is of growing importance in connection with the school curriculum. The public library has become an in- tegral part of public education, and one important phase of the good teacher's work is the direction of the child's reading by advice and suggestion. The high schools, as has been remarked, are differentiating their curriculums, arranging different lines of study for different groups of pupils. This means less dependence upon standard texts and more dependence upon supplementary reading. The movement for vocational training and guidance is really in many respects a movement for making of the high school library or public library a real laboratory.
The junior-senior high school movement, the instituting of high school journalism departments and especially the movement for supervised study, bear directly upon library service by de- veloping and training specialists in the high school. If the public library is to meet the new demands made upon it, it must receive a new and larger consideration from the public, or those who are responsible for its proper maintenance. Books, books, books; books which provide the desired information and inspiration are more and more in demand, and will be continually. The intelli- gent teacher can do work twice as effectual, if the public library contains the books required for reference and study in the various lines upon which instruction is given. The Town of Chelmsford could make no better investment than to increase its appropria- tion to the Libraries, with this end in view. It would greatly en- hance the efficiency of the schools and create a new impetus among young people towards self-development.
The circulation for the year has been 18,056, of which nearly 78 per cent. has been fiction.
1,250 books have been sent to East Chelmsford, and about a thousand to South Chelmsford.
78 new cards have been given out.
The attendance in the reading room has been about the same as in previous years, averaging 15 persons at each opening of the Library.
Whole number of volumes in the Library 11,132
New books purchased 325
Books donated 26
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Books purchased to replace old ones worn out
40
Books worn out and not replaced 25
The Library is open to the public fifteen hours each week. The Joseph Warren Fund now amounts to $1,070.59
The Adams-Emerson Fund now amounts to I34.90
The Serlina G. Richardson Fund now amounts to 200.00
ALBERT H. DAVIS, WILSON WATERS, A. HEADY PARK, FRANCES CLARK, EDWIN R. CLARK, OTIS R. WHEELER,
Trustees.
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE ADAMS LIBRARY
RECEIPTS
Balance
$ 5.83
From the Town Treasurer
1,200.00
$1,205.83
EXPENDITURES
Librarian
$ 300.00
Books
409.65
Binding
110.54
Periodicals
75.05
Fuel
108.50
Care of Building and Grounds
59.12
Gas
54.36
Water
12.00
Box for transporting books
9.50
Straps for transporting books
6.75
Printing
24.25
Shrubbery
15.00
Transporting books to South Chelmsford ..
13.00
Transporting books to East Chelmsford
6.00
Postage
.80
Balance
1.31
$1,205.83
Ch
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NORTH CHELMSFORD LIBRARY REPORT
The Directors of the North Chelmsford Library Corpora- tion beg to state that the following is the report of the do- ings of the Corporation for the year 1915.
Our report, as it appeared in the Town Report of last year, covered a period of ten months only, and an analysis of figures of this year, in comparison with those of last year, will show that we continue to make gains all along the line.
The Library has been opened 155 sessions, with a total circulation of 16,236 volumes.
We are pleased to report a steady increase in the number of our borrowers, having at the close of our fiscal year 555 as compared with 481 of last year, a net increase of 74 new names.
Two hundred and seventy-three new books have been purchased, and we take this opportunity , to thank Miss Ida Knowles for the gift of three books to the Corporation, and we also extend our thanks to Mr. Frederick B. Edwards, who very kindly donated one book. The total number of volumes at present on the shelves is 7,089, and the steady increase in the number of books, necessitated the construction of additional stacks which was attended to during the year covered by this re- port, at a very nominal expense.
For the very small sum noted in our Treasurer's report, we were able to correct the unsightliness of the grounds im-
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mediately in front of the Library by proper grading and sodding, improving the general appearance of the Library very materially.
We find that a great number of our books must be sent to the bindery for repairs, and while indicating that these particular volumes are in constant circulation, it also brings to mind that the life of the books could be greatly extended by more careful treatment on the part of our borrowers, and from whom we solicit a more hearty co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY T. RIPLEY, H. ELLEN SARGENT, SARAH E. SHELDON.
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Treasurer's Report North Chelmsford Library Corporation
RECEIPTS
Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1915
$103.30
Town appropriation
800.00
Sale of books, fines, etc.
4.90
$908.20
EXPENDITURES
Librarian, assistant and janitor
$300.00
Books
307.97
Light
28.07
Transporting books to West Chelmsford
9.60
Fuel
61.25
Supplies
25.40
Bindery
51.93
Repairs
4.50
Book stacks
25.64
Printing
29.85
Cleaning building and yard
8.50
Oiling floors
6.84
Grading lawn
22.91
$882.46
Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1916
25.74
$908.20
STEWART MACKAY,
Treasurer.
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WARRANT FOR Annual Town Meeting
AT TOWN HALL, CHELMSFORD CENTRE, MONDAY, FEB. 7, 1916.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
MIDDLESEX, SS.
To the Constable of the Town of Chelmsford, in said County :
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid you are hereby required to notify the legal voters of said Chelms- ford to meet in the Town Hall, at Chelmsford Center, on Monday, the seventh day of February, current, being the first Monday of said month, at eight o'clock in the fore- noon.
The polls will be opened at 8.15 A. M. and closed at 1.15 P. M., and they are then and there to act upon the following Articles, viz .:
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator.
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ARTICLE 2. To bring in their votes for one Assessor, one School Committee, two Trustees of the Adams Library, one Cemetery Commissioner, one Park Commissioner, one Selectman, one Overseer of the Poor, all for three years; Town Treasurer and Col- lector of Taxes, three Auditors, one Constable, one Tree Warden, and one Cemetery Commissioner (un- expired term) all for one year. Also to vote on the following question : "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?" All on one ballot.
ARTICLE 3. To choose all other Town officers necessary to be chosen by hand vote, or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 4. To hear reports of Town officers and com- mittees, or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 5. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be required to defray Town charges for the current year.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to act as its agent in any suit or suits which may arise during the current year; also in such other matters which may arise requiring in their judgment the action of such agent, and to employ counsel there- for.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year.
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ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00) to be paid the North Chelmsford Fire District for hydrant service for the current year, or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00) to be paid the Chelmsford Water District for hydrant service for the current year, or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to build a new school house on the Adams lot, so-called, at the Center Village, at an expense not to exceed sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000.00) for the building and equipment, or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of forty-eight dollars ($48.00) that the graves of all soldiers and sailors who served in the Civil War or in the Spanish War are suitably kept and cared for where such care and maintenance is not paid by private persons, or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00) for the purpose of settling sundry land damages awarded by the County Commissioners and Selectmen on account of Gorham Street, East Chelmsford, or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of three hundred dollars ($300.00) for protection against fire in the West Village and other parts of the Town, or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will accept and allow Summer Street as laid out, extended, and altered on January 27, 1916, as described in their report filed in the Town Clerk's office on that day and shown on the plan therein referred to, or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to discontinue street running westerly of the Unitarian Church, from Littleton street to the Westford Road at the Center Village, or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to choose a committee of three to look up land for cemetery pur- poses at the North Village, said committee to report at the next Annual Town Meeting, or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) for the George Washington Memorial Building, Washington, D. C., or act in relation thereto.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant, by post- ing up attested copies thereof at Post Offices in the Center of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelms- ford, West Chelmsford, and at the School House, East
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Chelmsford, seven days at least before the time ap- pointed for holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of holding the meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this twenty-seventh day of January in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixteen.
D. FRANK SMALL, A. HEADY PARK, KARL M. PERHAM, Selectmen of Chelmsford.
I have served the foregoing Warrant by posting up true and attested copies of the same at the places above mentioned more than seven days before the day of hold- ing said meeting.
Constable of Chelmsford.
INDEX CHELMSFORD TOWN REPORT, 1915.
Aggregate of Appropriations, Receipts and Expenditures 94
Annual Report of the School Committee 99
Financial Report of the School Committee
123
School Committee 1915
9S
Summary of Receipts and Expenditures 131
Annual Town Meeting 9
Appointed by the Selectmen
6
Appraisal Centre Fire Apparatus
59
East Chelmsford Fire Apparatus 59
59
Westlands Fire Apparatus
59
Weights and Measures 59
Appraisal Personal Property at Town Farm 62
Assessors' Report 86
Board of Health Report
139
Report of Physician for Precincts I. and IV.
139
Report of Physician for Precincts II. and III. 140
Collector's Report on Tax of Chelmsford Water District
72
Collector's Report on Tax of North Chelmsford Fire District 70
Dogs Licensed for the Year 1915 34
Highway Property Appraisal 61
Joint Primary, September 21, 1915
17
Property Appraisal of Moth Department
58
Report of Auditors 81
Report of the Directors of the No. Chelmsford Library Cor- poration 146
Treasurer's Report 14S
Report of Inspector of Animals 89
Report of Inspector of Meats and Provisions 90
South Fire Apparatus
Report of Selectmen
35
Adams Library
46
Acton Road
45 49
Care and Improvement of Cemeteries
Cattle Inspection
Chelmsford Water District
Collection and Abatement of Taxes
Expenses of Chairman of Selectmen
Highways
Hydrant Service
46 47
Indigent Soldiers and Sailors
Insurance Fund
List of Jurors, 1915
Loans and Interest
Lowell Industrial School
Meat Inspection
Memorial Day
Military Aid
Miscellaneous
Moth Work
North Chelmsford Fire Hose
North Chelmsford Library
45
Officers for Caucus, Primaries, State Election and March Meeting
56
Officers and Committees
Outside Poor
Public Parks
Receipts at Almshouse
Repairs of Public Buildings
Report of Street Lights
Sealer of Weights and Measures
State Aid
Support of Poor
Town History
Tree Warden
Cemetery Trust Funds
Village Clock
Report of Board of Fire Engineers
92
Report of Superintendent of Moth Work
Report of the Cemetery Commissioners
TS
Report of the Forest Warden 91
Report of the Park Commissioners for 1915 138
Report of the Trustees of the Adams Library
142
47 46 47 45 35
45 79 45 46 46 45 47
42 52 46
53 40 4S 40 4S 47 46 47 37 46 53 49 47
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Treasurer's Report
Report of Tax Collector 73
Report of Town Clerk 24
Births Recorded in 1915 24
Deaths Recorded in 1915
31
Marriages Recorded in 1915
28
Report of Town Treasurer
65
Report of Tree Warden
85
Sealers of Weights and Measures
76
State Election, November 2, 1915
20
Results of Vote for Representative 23
Special Town Meeting, July 12, 1915
16
Superintendent of Schools' Report :
Conclusion 106
General Statistics 105
Graduation Exercises Centre High School
115
Commencement Exercises North High School
110
Commencement Program North High School 111
Report of the North High School 107
Report of the Centre High School 114
Report of the Supervisor of Music 118
Report of the Supervisor of Drawing
119
Reports of School Physicians
121
School Calendar 1915-1916
132
School Statistics for the Year Ending in June. 1915
134
Teachers
100
Teachers, Schools and Grades, Sept. 7, 1915
136
Elementary Schools 101
Town Officers 3
Warrant
149
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