Town annual report of Ipswich 1890-1895, Part 21

Author: Ipswich (Mass.:Town)
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Lynn News Press / J. F. Kimball
Number of Pages: 534


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By cash received for military aid 184 00


By amount due for state aid. 2396 00


By amount due for military aid 94 00


$5004 00


DEBT STATEMENT.


TOWN OF IPSWICH.


DR.


To notes payable. $12940 00


To orders drawn and unpaid. 726 63


$13666 93


CR.


By balance in Treasurer's hands. $2400 63


By amount due for state aid. 2396 00


By amount due for military aid. 94 00 By amount due on poor account. 650 32


By amount due on bills in overseers' hands 443 54


-- - -$5944 49


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EXPENSE AND INCOME ACCOUNT.


EXPENSE.


For Schools $10100 11


For current expenses. 4417 76


For lighting streets. 970 37


For fees and salaries


3566 45


For fire department


2540 28


For poor, balance


2181 02


For farm, balance.


1557 01


For highways.


9415 82


For interest on town notes


785 43


For discount on taxes


404 44


For abatements


439 73


Balance, being income beyond expense


3512 96


$39889 38


INCOME.


Amount raised for town purposes ...... $28862 73 Received State Corporation tax 1893


4.719 76


Bank tax.


497 15


Mass. school fund


183 55


66


for dog licenses.


440 38


for liquor licenses less paid


state.


3677 25


Received for other licenses


137 00


interest on taxes


32 41


discount on county tax


27 99


sale cemetery lots


200 00


66


income town property


634 57


for curb stones


313 93


for criminal fines.


162 66


-$39889 38


STATEMENT OF TOWN PROPERTY.


REAL ESTATE.


Farm $18000 00


Town House. 16000 00


Cemeteries 2000 00


Engine Houses and land.


2000 00


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School Houses and land


14000 00


Woodland at Linebrook.


100 00


Woodland at Common Fields


100 00


Turkey shore pasture.


300 00


Thatch bank at Great Flats


50 00


Thatch bank at Third Creek.


10 00


Gravel pit near Miss Peatfield's


150 00


Gravel pit near A. B. Fellows'


150 00


Gravel pit near J. C. Carlisle's


100 00


Two pounds.


100 00


-$53060 00


PERSONAL PROPERTY.


At the Farm $5978 00


Fire engine and apparatus 5500 00


Hearse.


400 00


Furniture at Town House.


500 00


Hay scales (2).


800 00


Safes for Treasurer and Clerk


400 00


$13578 00


Amount of real and personal property Town debt Feb. 1, 1894. 5944 49


$66638 00


Balance in favor of town


$60693 51


Assessors' Report.


NUMBER OF POLLS. AND AMOUNT OF VALUATION.


Number of Polls assessed 1026.


Valuation of real estate. $1981461 00


Valuation of personal property


769500 00


Total valuation May 1, 1893 $2750961 00


66 1892 2583434 00


Increase in valuation $167527 00


Poll tax $2.00. Tax on $1000, $10.70


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Total number of horses assessed. 656


66


COWS


820


" other neat cattle assessed 199


sheep assessed 65


" swine 236


" fowl 8351


" dwelling houses assessed 844


Police Report.


To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Ipswich:


The following is a list of the arrests made by the Board of Police in said town for the year ending February 1, 1894: For drunkeness. 60


For disturbing the peace


14


For illegal sale of liquor 1


For assault. 10


For larceny


9


For breaking and entering 1


For violating lobster law 5


For avoiding board.


2


For escape from H. of C 2


For cruelty to animals


1


For non-support of family


2


107


Number of tramps 490


Respectfully submitted, CHARLES T. LITTLEFIELD, Chief of Police.


Town Clerk's Report.


Whole number of births for the year ending Dec. 31, 1893, 89. males 46, females 43.


Fathers born in the United States, 57.


Fathers born in foreign countries, 30.


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Fathers unknown, 2. Total 89.


Mothers born in the United States, 52.


Mothers born in foreign countries, 37. Total 89.


Births by months : January 4, February 3, March 8, April 6, May 10, June 8, July 10, August 10, September 9, October 8, November 8, December 5. Total 89.


Marriages, whole number 68. Married in Ipswich 58, other places 10. Total 68.


Grooms born in the United States, 51.


Foreign countries, 17. Total 68.


Brides born in the United States, 41.


Foreign countries, 27. Total 68.


Marriages by months: January 3, February 7, March 3, April 10, May 3, June 6, July 3, August 5, September 7, October 8, November 9, December 4. Total 68.


Deaths, whole number 81. Males 31. Females 50.


Born in the United States, 60. Foreign, 16. Unknown 5. Total 81.


Died in Ipswich, 66, other places 15. Born in Ipswich 33, other parts of United States 27.


Deaths by months: January 12, February 9, March 5, April 3, May 6, June 2, July 9, August 8, September 11, October 8, November 6, December 5. Total 81.


DOGS LICENSED.


Males 192. Females 33. Kennel licenses, 2.


Total, 2 kennel licenses, 225 dogs.


Report of the Engineers.


IPSWICH, FEB. 1, 1894.


The Engineers of Ipswich submit the following report for the year ending Jan. 31, 1894 : No of alarms, 9.


Value of property endangered by fire. $78290 50


51780 00


Loss


Insurance of property endangered by fire. 46332 00


Insurance paid on property burned 32023 10


Property belonging to Fire Department : Warren Engine house and land. $1800 (0)


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Warren Engine No. 1


500 00


Warren Hose carriage four wheels 100 00


Neptune house and land


1800 00


Neptune Engine No. 2.


500 00


Old Warren Engine house


100 00


Old Barnicoat Engine


200 00


Neptune Hose cart. 75 00


Torrent Engine house.


900 00


Torrent Engine No. 3


250 00


Torrent Hose cart.


50 00


Two extra hose carts.


40 00


New Hook & Ladder truck all equipped


1000 00


2800 feet rubber lined hose. 1400 00


500 feet leather hose. 250 00


Rope and gear in hose towers. 45 00


Furniture in Warren house.


100 00


Furnitune in Neptune house.


100 00


Furniture in Torrent house.


45 00


20 coats for Hook & Ladder men


9


Warren hosemen.


18 00


9


Neptune "


18 00


5


Torrent


10 00


5


6 Engineers.


10 00


Number of men in Warren Co. 55


" Neptune " 55


66 " Torrent " 32


Hook & Ladder Co 20


Engineers 5


Total number 167


RESERVOIRS.


One on South Common.


" in Willcomb's square.


" at head of Central street.


" near Public Library and house T. F. Cogswell. in Market square.


near house of J. F. G. Clark, High street.


" well on Washington street, head of Gravel.


40 00


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One well near house of F. G. Ross, High street.


66 " on High street, head of Mineral.


" Hammatt street, opposite Graffum's wheelwright shop.


One landing S. E. side of Choate's Bridge. opposite Town Hall.


The Barnicoat Engine has been repaired at an expense of $83.57, and could have been worked at the late hre i there had been hose enough. The running work of the engine should be painted to preserve it. The old suction hose of the Barnicoat was sold for $1.85.


The Warren Engine has been thoroughly repaired and painted at an expense of $102.10.


The old Hook & Ladder Truck has been made over with more modern improvements, and is as good as new, at an expense of $382.00. The town raised $400.00 for that pur- pose. As the old extension ladder was used up, we have purchased a new and better working one at an expense of $80.00.


The well on High street near the house of J. F. G. Clark has had a bottom put in at an expense of $79.78, as the town raised $100.00 for this purpose we have kept under the appropriation. The reservoir at this date is full of water.


At the late fire the Neptune Engine was badly burned on one side which will need fixing, and with the exception of this we consider the fire apparatus of Ipswich in good con- dition.


Value of property in the late fire. $71465 50


Insurance on same. 49080 00


Loss on same. 45052 00


Insurance paid on same.


31016 10


Nathaniel Archer


· A. J. Barton


Board of


William P. Ross


W. B. Clark


Engineers


R. R. Glasier


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Report of the Board of Health.


The Board of Health respectfully submit the following report.


The whole number of cases of contagious diseases re- ported to the Board for the year was forty-eight, of which five were of diptheria, nineteen each of scarlet fever and measles, and five of typhoid fever. They were mostly in a mild form. Only one death occurred from them and that was a case of malignant diphtheria of the worst type, in the fam- ily of Mrs. White in Lord's building on Market street, The board at once saw that extreme measures must be resorted to to prevent the spread of this disease and they at once quarantined the building placing a guard on duty day and night until all danger was over, and the building thoroughly fumigated, and by their prompt action a serious epidemic was prevented.


In regard to the sanitary condition of the town we would say that taken all in all we have no fault to find, the people generally have complied with the requirements of the Board, and in no case where we have ordered a nuisance abated have we had any trouble or had to resort to legal measures, on the contrary we note with satisfaction the growing desire on the part of the public to co-operate with the Board in securing the sanitary welfare of the town.


Before closing we would call your attention in a few words to the contagious diseases existing amongst the cat- tle and what has been done in regard to the same. The selectmen appointed Edward Dole as Cattle Inspector and the Board of Health appointed him as their agent also, giv- ing him full power to act for them, and that he has faithfully attended to his duties the following report will show, he re- ported to the Board that he made a personal examination of all the cattle in the town and wherever he had found any which in his opinion were sick with the disease known as tuberculosis or any other contagious disease, he had at once ordered them isolated from the other cattle, notiying this Board of his action, who promptly notified the State Cattle Commissioners who came and examined them, and by their orders seven cows were killed which upon a ·post-mortem examination proved they were diseased with tuberculosis,


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their carcasses were properly buried. There are still several more cows under observation waiting further developments.


In closing the Board take this opportunity of thanking the citizens of the town for their co-operation with them in their endeavors to abate all nuisances and in all matters pertaining to the onerous duties.


Respectfully yours,


James Griffing Board


Geo. W. Smith of


Lyman H. Daniels Health


There are a few points in this report to which we wish to call your attention. On page 8, the item in the report of the expense of the water investigation which reads, "Daniel Russell, supplies for committee," should read, "Daniel Rus- sell boring wells and supplies." In the highway account, on page 21, the heading, "Repairs on Hovey street," should read, "Repairs on Hovey and East streets." It will be seen also that the appropriations for the Highway department were exceeded some $1600. The reason for the extra expense was that the snow bills were $900 more than was anticipa- ted, and the building of County street, as ordered by the County Commissioners, cost about $850 for which no appropriation had been made. A road machine was also purchased for the town.


The police account is $280 more than last year, but the reason for that, to some extent, was the extra men and time called for by the disturbances on High street and the at- tempted prize fight at Little Neck.


Those who by sickness or misfortune are unable to care for themselves have always been used generously by the town and this year, owing to the condition of the times, calls for aid have been a little more frequent, and the amount expend- ed is somewhat larger than usual, but we are assured that the money so expended will not be begrudged by the people of Ipswich.


In the current expense account the report of the water committee increased the usual expense but we feel that the


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that the recent vote of the town shows that the money is believed to have been well spent.


Attention is called to the account of the town farm. Mr. Daniel S. Appleton, who for a number of years was the able and efficient superintendent at that institution, resigned early in the year and the service of Mr. Charles Sylvester were secured for the present year. It is our opinion that the farm has been well managed by him, and we believe that a careful examination of the figures, and a comparison with previous years will convince you that the opinion is well founded. The whole number of inmates at the farm the past year was 15, the present number 9, the average 11. The average expense per week for each inmate was $2.72.


In regard to the bridge at the foot of Green street, we would recommended that it be replaced by an arch bridge, and that Water street should also be put in proper con- dition.


The work of assessing taxes was given extra attention this year and quite a gain was made in the valuation, but more work in the same direction is needed and we would recommend that the town authorizes a new and thorough re-valuation for 1895.


The recent fire, and the heavy snow storms, will call for an additional appropriation this year. We estimate that the sum of $8000 will be necessary for the proper care of the highways for the coming year and$8500 for what is known as the ordinary running expenses which does not include the school department.


The balance against the town last year was $5507 while this year it is some over $7000. It should be taken into consideration in connection with this, that we have paid out $900 more for snow bills than was appropriated, $850 for County street, $1500 for the water investigation and $2000 for the addition to the town farm, a total of $5250 more than we were allowed money for, and yet have only made an increase in the balance, of about $2000.


Our relation with the other town officials have been very harmonious and pleasant, and we have received their hearty co-operation toward making our work successful. Town Treasurer Condon has been awake to the necessity of prompt collection of taxes, and to his efforts we areindebted for a ready supply of money to meet all bills.


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While other towns and cities around us have felt the business depression quite heavily, Ipswich has been remark- ably fortunate, and the close of the year finds the town affairs in what appears to us to be a prosperous condition. Respectfully submitted, Aaron Lord Geo. A. Schofield


Geo. Falls


Selectmen of Ipswich.


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Annual Town Meeting Warrant.


ESSEX, SS. TO CHARLES T. LITTLEFIELD, CONSTABLE OF THE TOWN OF IPSWICH, IN SAID COUNTY : GREETING :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify, and warn the legal voters of said town to meet at the town house in said town, on Monday the fifth day of March next, at 9 o'clock a. m., then and there to act on the following articles, viz :


ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator.


ART. 2. To fix the compensation of the Selectmen, and other town officers.


ART. 3. To choose the following officers, viz: three Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor, Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector, Auditor, two members of the School Committee for three years, and one member of the School Committee for one year to fill out the unexpired term of the late W. K. Bell, two Constables, three Fence Viewers, three Field Drivers, Superintendent of Cemeteries for three years, three persons to serve as a Board of Health for one year, and one person to serve as Park Commissioner for three years. Also to vote Yes or No, upon the following question : "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxica- ting liquors in this town."


The above question, and officers to be voted for to be printed on one ballot, the polls to be opened at 10 o'clock a. m. and closed at 4:45 o'clock p. m.


ART. 4. To choose all other necessary town officers.


ART. 5. To raise money for the High and common schools.


ART. 6. To raise money for the repair of the highways.


ART. 7. To raise such sums of money as may be neces- sary to defray all other town charges for the ensuing year.


ART. 8. To see what compensation shall be allowed the Enginemen for the ensuing year.


ART. 9. To see if the town will authorize the Collector to collect interest on all taxes remaining unpaid after they are due.


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ART. 10. To see if the town will authorize the Treas- urer to hire money in anticipation of the taxes.


ART. 11. To see what discount, if any, shall be allowed to those persons who pay their taxes before the time of pay- ment.


ART. 12. To see what action the town will take in re- gard to appropriating money for decorating soldiers' graves on Memorial day.


ART. 13. To hear and act upon the reports of Trustees and Committees.


ART. 14. To see if the town will accept the list of Jurors as prepared and posted by the Selectmen.


ART. 15. To see if the town will authorize the Select- men to contract with the Ipswich Gas Co. for lighting the streets.


ART. 16. To see if the town will appropriate money for the improvement of the Cemeteries.


ART. 17. To see what action the town will take in regard to appropriating money for edgestones to be laid on the main streets.


ART. 18. To see if the town will appropriate money for building East street as laid out and ordered built by the County Commissioners.


ART. 19. To see if the town will accept the report of the Selectmen, laying out Love Lane (so called) as a public highway.


ART. 20. To see if the town will accept the report of the Selectmen, laying out the way leading from Hammatt street opposite the gas house to the new shoe factory, and thence around by the Granite Works to said Hammatt street as a public highway.


ART. 21. To see if the town will authorize the purchase of a team, to work upon the streets, and appropriate money for the same.


ART. 22. To see what action the town will take in regard to rebuilding Green street bridge.


ART. 23. To see if the town will petition the General Court for a special Act ordering the County Commissioners to pay part of the expense of rebuilding the Green street bridge.


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ART. 24. To sce if the town will'appoint the col- lector of taxcs as the agent to collect all bills due the town.


ART. 25. To sce if the town will purchase a steam fire engine and appropriate moncy for the same.


ART. 26. To see if the town will instruct the Selcctmen to take such action as may be needed to procure the passage of an act by the next General Court, allowing the town of Ipswich to make an annual appropriation of a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars for the observance of the fourth of July, providing that two-thirds of the voters present, and voting, at the annual town meeting favor such appropria- tion.


ART. 27. To sce if the town will authorize the collection and recording as far as possible of the names of the men of Ipswich who served in the war of the Revolution, the war of 1812 to 1815, and correcting and revising the Records of the names of those who served in the war of the Rebellion.


ART. 28. To sec if the town will appropriate money for the care and beautifying of the South Common, and Meeting House Green, and determine how it shall be expended.


ART. 29. To see what action the town will take in regard to the selling of the four wheel hose carriage now in Warren house, and the purchase of a two wheel cart and also in regard to purchasing 2000 fcet of hose.


ART. 30. To see if the town will elect a separate Board of Assessors and accept the provisions of Section 268, Chap- ter 417, Acts 1893.


ART. 31. To see if the town will elcet a separate Board of Overseers of the Poor, and accept the provisions of Section 269, Chapter 417 Acts of 1893.


ART. 32. To sce if the town will vote to elect in the futurc, four Constables instead of two.


ART. 33. To hear the report of the Selectmen in regard to the undrawn rights at Jeffreys' Neck and to sce what fur- ther action the town will take.


ART. 34. To scc what action the town will take in regard to the claim of Scymour I. Hudgens for damages done to ducks by dogs.


ART. 35. To sce if the town will renew the contract with the Trustces of the Manning School, for the support of the High and Grammar schools.


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And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies of the same at each of the meet- ing houses in said town, town house, Post-office, and at the school house in the Village district seven days at least before the time of said meeting.


Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands this twenty-third day of February A. D. 1894.


Aaron Lord - Selectmen of


George A. Schofield


George Fall Ipswich.


ANNUAL REPORT


. . . OF THE ...


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


. . . OF THE ...


TOWN OF IPSWICH,


. . . FOR THE ...


YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1,


1894.


IPSWICH, MASS .: PRESS OF THE INDEPENDENT, 1894.


ANNUAL REPORT


. . . OF THE .


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


. . . OF THE ...


TOWN OF IPSWICH,


. . . FOR THE . ..


YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1,


1894.


IPSWICH, MASS .: PRESS OF THE INDEPENDENT, 1894.


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SCHOOL REPORT.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


APPROPRIATIONS AND RECEIPTS :


For Manning School $2300 00


For Other Schools. 6000 00


For Text Books and Supplies. 800 00


For Repairs 300 00


For Music and Drawing 400 00


Rec'd from State Board of Education 183 55


Received from Dog Licenses


440 38


$10423 93


EXPENDITURES.


Trustees Manning School. $2300 00


Teachers' Salaries


5702 50


Care of School Buildings 302 05


Fuel


421 11


Text Books and Supplies


802 88


Repairs.


205 80


Incidentals


363 80


$10098 14


Balance due the Schools Feb. 1st, 1894


$325 79


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CORPS OF TEACHERS. (February 1st, 1894,) with their salaries.


HIGH SCHOOL.


Sharonton H. Baker, Principal $1500 00


Mabel H. Brown, Assistant. 600 00


GRAMMAR SCHOOL.


Joseph I. Horton, Principal. 1200 00


Lucy Hamlin, 1st Assistant. 600 00


Carrie L. Lakeman, 2d Assistant 500 00


DENNISON SCHOOL.


Intermediate, Mrs. H. E. Noyes. 400 00


Primary, Emma G. Blanchard, Principal. 380 00


Primary, Anna S. Cogswell, Assistant. 280 00


COGSWELL SCHOOL.


Intermediate, Mary E. Smith. 400 00


Primary, Mabel L. Hodgkins 380 00


PAYNE SCHOOL.


Intermediate, S. Isabel Arthur 400 00


Primary, Eva A. Willcomb, Principal. 380 00


Primary, Maye E. Clarke, Assistant. 280 00


WAINWRIGHT SCHOOL.


E. Mabel Adams. 380 00


SPECIAL TEACHERS.


Music, Laura A. Hubbard. 250 00


Drawing, Harriet D. Condon. 250 00


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UNGRADED SCHOOLS.


Appleton, Maud P. Maynard.


250 00


Argilla, Cora A. Smith.


250 00


Candlewood, Laura G. Johnson.


250 00


Grape Island, Cora H. Jewett.


250 00


Linebrook, Sadie W. Matthews


300 00


Village, Katharine F. Sullivan


250 00


Willowdale, Mabel R. Willis.


250 00


ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE.


Whole Number Enrolled.


Average Membership.


Average Attendance


Percentage of Attendance,


High School,


64


42.6


40.2


94.6


Grammar,


175


135


120


89


Payne Intermediate,


39


34.6


33.4


96.5


Cogswell


37


30.6


29


93.5


Dennison


59


50.3


47.1


93.6


Payne Primary,


104


82.5


74.2


90


Cogswell “


58


54.6


47.7


87.2


Dennison


100


83


73.5


88.5


Wainwright Primary,


50


40.7


35


85.2


Appleton,


8


5.1


4.6


90.2


Argilla,


9


8.5


7.3


86


Candlewood.


20


17


15.5


90


Grape Island,


9


7.6


7.4


96


Linebrook,


29


24.7


21.4


86.7


Village,


26


18.9


16.3


86.2


Willowdale.


17


14.5


12.4


86


804


650.2


585


89.9


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Number of children in town according to census taken in May last. 867


Between the ages of 5 and 7 years. 290


Between the ages of 8 and 14 years 577


*Pupils enrolled in the public schools, 804, as follows: In the four Primary schools. 312


In the three Intermediate schools 135


In the Grammar schools. 175


In the High school (including the class which gradu- ated in June, 1893) 64


In the seven Out Districts. 118


Average membership of all the school 650


Average attendance of all the schools. 585


Per cent. of attendance. 90


*NOTE .- In connection with the above, it should be stated that many children do not enter the schools until six or seven years of age, and that the number enrolled in the schools includes 135 who are above fifteen years of age.


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LIST OF PUPILS WHO RECEIVED DIPLOMAS, JUNE 29, 1893.


THREE YEARS' CLASSICAL COURSE.


Vivian Helen Maynard, Lucy Belle Story, Oliver Rawson Underhill.


THREE YEARS' LATIN COURSE.


Mary Ella Archer,


Edith Florence Perley, Carrie Willcomb.


THREE YEARS' ENGLISH COURSE.


Gertrude Lydia Atkinson, George Fowler Baker, Chester Clarence Caldwell, Lizzie Baker Caldwell, Alice Mabel Copp, Chester Linwood Dane, Louise Sutton Glover,


Charles Chaplin Johnson, Willard Quincy Kinsman, Arthur Henry Lord, Moses Gray Phillips.


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In the course of the present year, one of our associates, Wesley K. Bell Esq., has been removed by death. In age, and in continuous term of service, he was the senior member of our Board. For thirty years, he has served the Town as a member of the Committee, and prior to this, several years as a teacher.


Every teacher now in our schools has been elected during this period. Great improvements in the school buildings, surprising advance in methods, and noticeable broadening of the course of study have found place, as well. Mr. Bell had his part in all this. So rich an opportunity of useful- ness and influence, rarely falls to the lot of a citizen in any community.


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Report.


The School Committee in making a detailed report of the condition of the several public schools are pleased to be able to report that good work has been done in them during the past year, and that most of them are in excellent condi- tion.




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