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194 Robert Felton
5 20
66
195 Thomas Boylan
2 94
196
Fred Campter
5 20
66
197 John Doyle
66
5 20
198 A B 'onard
5 20
66
199 J W Goodwin
5 20
66
200 Vitol Thuot
4 60
66
201 Nath'l H Lord
6.
4 60
66
202 Fred Chaput
66
5 20
66
supplies
5 90
177 Thomas Scahill
services and expense labor
2 10 services 53
182
300 ft. 4 in. pipe labor
17 30
169 Silas Crooker
25 32 maint'ence
166 John W Goodhue
13
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
NO.
PAID TO
FOR WHAT
AMTS.
ACCOUNT APPLI'D TO
203|Win Glen
$5 00|pipe line
204 National Lead co
59 15 services
205
Boston St Spec Co 66 66
packing
2 25 maint'ence
206
Amer Ex company
valve and castings express 66
20 55 pipe line 95 30 maint'ence services
207 Frank T Goodhue
grass seed
7 63 | Maint'ance
208 Geo Harris
use of land
1 00
66
209 Joseph Chaput
teaming
2 25
210 Edmund A Russell services and expense
17 30
211 Everett Guilford
labor
7 50
66
212 Boston St Spee co
6 hydrant wrenches valve box
3 00
66
213
Nath'l H Lord
labor
5 06 maint'ence
215
Edmund A Russell
services and expense frieght
17 40
216 B&MRR
1 17 services
217 Buffalo Meter co
41 44
218 James S Glover
1 10 maint ence
219 Edmund A Russell
17 40
220 Everett Guilford
9 00
66
221 Boston St Spec co
water crane & corp. labor
21 00 services
222
Fred Campter
5 70
223
Arthur Thuou Vitol Thuot
2 00
225 Mark Newman
1 23
226 Everett Guilford
9 00 maint'ence
17 40 66
75
66
fittings
81 13 services
229|A H Plouff
supplies
7 39 Maint'ance 60
231 Ned L Harris
teaming
1 00 services
232 Agawam Stables
1 50 maint'en ce
9 00
234
233 Everett Guilford. Edmund A Russell 235 Boston St >pec co Everett Guilford
services & expenses 1 1-4 in gate valve labor
1 40 services
236
9 00 maint'ence
237 Fred Campter
1 80 service rep
238 Mark Newman
66
1 05
239 Silas Crooker
3 40 maint'ence
17 40
16
240 Edmund A Russell services & expenses 241 John S Glover
coal
151 76
4 00 service rep
214 Everett Guilford
9 00
6 meters & fitttings labor services and expense labor
5 70
224
227 Edmund A Russell services & expenses 2:28 Boston St spec co polish 66
230 American Ex. Co.
express
teams labor
17 40
66
labor lead pipe
14
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
NO.
PAID TO
FOR WHAT
AMTS.
ACCOUNT APPLI'D TO
2421B & M RR
freight
$ . 68 services
243 Edmund A Russell
services and expense teaming
1 50
245 Wm Marshall
labor
32
246 Arthur Thuot
4 70 services
247 Levi Girard
2 00
66
248 Vitel Thuot
66
2 60
66
249 Mark Newman
5 65
250 Silas Crooker 66
6.
2 00 service rep
66
251 |Everett Guilford
66
18 00
252 B & M RR
frieght
1 42 services
253 A H Plouff
supplies
1 50 maint ence
254 Allen Bros
brand iron
1 25 6.
255 John S Glover
159 35
66
256|J W Goodhue
12 63 66
257 Wm A Spiller 258 Frank King
5 40 services
259 Silas Crooker 66
6.
4 00 maint'ence
260 Levi Girard
8 10 services
261 Joseph Chaput
66
12 25 66
262 John W Goodwin
8 10
66
263 Arthur Thuot
66
8 10
66
264 Everett Guilford
66
18 00 maint'ence
265 Edmund A Russell
services & expenses
34 70
labor
8 10 services
267 |Ned L Harris
teaming
50 Maint'ance
268 Boston St Spec co 269 66
pipe crane & fittings wrench
135 82 services 40 maint'ence
corporation cocks
6 14 services 30 maint'ence
270 Jerry W Davidson 271 A D Mallard
teaming
35
272 John S Glover
coal
161 80
273 Edmund A Russell
34 80
.6
274 Silas ( rooker
2 10 services
275J W Goodwin
66
2 00
66
276|Mark Newman
1 58
66
277 Arthur Thuot
2 10|
66
278 Joseph Chaput
66
2 901
. 6
279 Everett Guilford
66
16 50 maint'ence
280B &MRR
freight
27/services
66
6 70 66
2 00 maint'ence
coal supplies
labor
1 45
66
8 10 66
266 Chas W Noyes
66
labor
services and expense labor
34 90 Maint'ance
244|Jewett express
15
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
NO.
PAID TO
FOR WHAT
AMTS.
ACCOUNT APPLI'D TO
281|Mutual Boiler Ins copboiler insurance
$20 00|maint'ence
282 Jackson Ex co
express
1 20
283 John W Goodhue
supplies
4 41
284 Boston St Spec co
fittings
12 70 services 2 00 rep pip line
285
Arthur Thuot
labor
2 00
287 |Everett Guilford
16 50 maint'ence
289 Joseph Chaput 66
50 service rep 95 service 90 maint'ence
290 Ernest Lemay 291
Fred Campter 66
1 00 service rep 90 services
292 Arthur Thuot
1 80 1 80 66
293 JJ W Goodwin
294 Everett Guilford
18 00 maint'ence
205 Edmund A Russell
35 10
296
Boston St Spec co
297 1 II Plouff
298 B&MRR
299 Amer Ex company
express
300 Boston St Spec Co
9 00 pipe line
301 Mark Newman
302 Fred Campter
1 80 66
303
Arthur Thuor
304
Joseph Chaput
teaming 66
1 80 75 50 maint'ence
34 90 66
306 Everett Guilford
18 00 66
307 B&MRR
freight
72 pipe line
308 Tenney Morse & co 309|T P Nichols
water registers
27 00 15 25 maint'ence 25 services
310 Ned L Harris
teaming
9 00 maint'ence
312
Edmund A Russell John A Brown
bricks, sand, etc
22 50
Everett Guilford
labor
23 18
1
316
317 Fred Campter
66
3 60
318 Silas Crooker
1 80
6in. pipe
953 71 pipe line
319 Tenney Morse & co 320 Boston St Spec co
2 valve boxes
8 00
40 12 services 6 18 maint'ence 25 pipe line 20 maint'ence
Gin. gate valve labor 66
1 23 services
305 Edmund A Russell
services & expenses labor
311 Everett Guilford
labor
services & expenses
17 40
313
314 315 Edmund A Russell Win Glen
services and expense labor
34 90 66
5 00
286 Fred Campter
288 Edmund A Russell
34 80 66
services & expenses labor
66
services & expenses meters and corp'tion supplies frieght
Gin. and 12in. tees
16
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
NO.
PAID TO
FOR WHAT
AMTS.
| ACCOUNT APPLI'D TO
321|S H Gwinn
teaming
$ 50 pipe line
322 A D Mallard
90
66
50 rep pip line
323 Everett Guilford
labor
12 38 maint'ence
324 Arthur Thuot
66
10 80
pipe line
326 Samuel Shingle
66
11 00
327 Fred Chaput
5 40
66
328|George Scott
9 70
66
329 Leon Burnish
8 00
25
66
331 George Drivas
66
1 50
332 Thomas Smith
3 05
333 James King
6 20
335 John Murphy
66
6 10
336 Turner Perce
5 40
66
337 Asa Howe
5 40
338 Wm Noonan
4 30
66
339 N Duval
1 80
66
340|H W Woodason
15 00
66
341 Edmund A Russell
17 40 maint'ence
342 John Murphy
6 40 pipe line
343 Arthur Thuot
‹ :
8 20
344 Bruno Shingle
8 20 66
345 Samuel Shingle
"
8 40
346 George Scott
7 20
66
348 Wm Chisholm
8 20
66
350 Asa Howe
2 80
66
351 Wm Noonan
66
8 20
66
352 N Duval
66
8 20
353 Albion Spyut
66
8 20
יר
354 Thomas Boylan
355
H W Woodason
66
15 00
66
356 Austin White
66
5 40
16
358 James O Smith
3 60
359 Jackson Ex co
express
60 maint'ence
360 American Ex co
35 rep pip line
361 Luther Wait, P M
stamped envelopes
21 80|maint'ence
362 Chapman Val mfg co 4 hydrants
104 64 pipe line
347 Leon Burnish
1 80
349 Turner Perce
8 00
5 80
5 40
66
357 John Roper
services & expenses labor
10 80
325 Bruno Shingle
330|James Pappas
3 60
334 Wm Chisholm
17
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
NO
PAID TO
FOR WHAT
AMTS.
ACCOUNT APPLI'D TO
363JJJ W Goodhue
$9 72|maint'ance
364B &MRR
5 94 pipe line
365 Edmund A Russell
17 50 maint'ance
366 Silas Crooker
4 00 rep service
367 JW Goodwin
4 00
368 Win Chisholm
66
1 80 pipe line
369 Arthur Thuot
66
5 40 .6
370 Bruno Shingle
יו
5 40
371 Samuel Shingle
5 40
87 2 George Scott
5 40
66
373 Turner Porce
5 40
66
374 Wm Noonan
66
5 40
375 N Duval
5 40
66
376 Albion Spyut
יר
5 40
377 Thomas Boylan
7 40
378HI W Woodason
9 00
379 Austin White
5 40
66
380 John Raper
5 40
66
381 James O Smith
5 40
382 Sanders
7 20
50 46
66
384|Old Colony Trust cofint on bonds
2940 00 interest
385
A W Chesterton &co Wm Glen
packing libor
13 33 "
386 387 3×8
Edmund A Russell
services
& expenses
17 40
66
Joseph Chaput
teaming
75 rep service 75 pipe line
389
Everett Guilford
25 95 maint'ance
890 Geo A Schofield
391
Jerry W Davidson
labor
3 00 66 4 50 pipe line
392 Maynard Whittier 393 Geo Goodhue
5 25
6 34
394 -now St Pm works valves aud packing
395 AA D Mallard
temning
396 Bruno Huberdeau
labor
397 Arthur Thuot
66
2 20
BON
Everett Guilford
66
15 45 maint'ance
399
Edmund A Russell 66
services and expense 66
29 23
402
Thos A Howe
labor teaming
22 65
75 pipe line 65 services
403'F T Goodhue
oil
2 25 pipe line
5 79 maint'ance TO services 40 rep service .6
17 30 66
400
401 Everett Guilford
labor printing
6 25 maint'ance
383 Chadwick Bos Ld Co pig lead
66
supplies freight
services and expense labor
18
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
NO.
PAID TO
FOR WHAT
AMTS.
ACCOUNT APPLI'D TO
404|John M Dunnels
labor
$10 35|services
405 |N H Niles
advice
5 00 maint'ance
406|American Ex co
express
60 services
407|Albert S Brown
gravel and hay
4 10 pipe line
408 |J W Goodhue 66 409 Ned L Harris
supplies 66
10
66
30 rep serv.
teaming
2 25 pipe line
410|A H Plouff
supplies
20 35 maint'ance
411 Agawam Stables
hauling pipe
22 20 pipe line
412|D A Grady
teams 66
22 50 services
413
6:
1 00 rep service
414 A H Plouff 66
66
20 25 cleani'g ba
415 Win H Rand
salary to Jan 1, 1904
83 33 |Maint'ance
416 C W Brown
83 33 6
417 A H Plouff
83 33
418 C W Brown
labor
17 00 66
66 66
66
17 15 clean'g res
419 Chas M Kelly
salary to Jan 1, 1904 250 00 maint'ance labor
3 00 pipe line
66
5 40
maint'ance
422 James Graffum
66
3 55
423 Maynard Whittier
66
2 80
pipe line
424 Wm Glen
7 56 maint ance
12428.86
7 70 pipe line
6 :
15 75 cleani'g ba
420 Mark Newman
421 James A Morey
labor
3 15 pipe line
66
6.
3 00
19
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
II. MAINTENANCE.
Commissioners' salaries .
$300 00
Engineer's services and expenses .
902 13
Clerk's services
250 00
Treasurer's services .
50 00
Supplies .
251 77
Books, printing, advertising, postage, etc. 132 25
Insurance
20 00
Teaming, express, and freight .
24 03
Fuel
796 72
Labor
659 01
Miscellaneous
76 18
$3462 09
III RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1903.
Receipts
Disbursements.
Balance Dec. 31, 1902 $ 197 19
Appropriation for hy- drants 1651 00
" services 41 20
Dividends on insur-
ance policies 41 03
Water rates
8643 31
Services
145 09
Hay and apples sold
25 00
Services
703 22
Pipe line 1730 50
Interest on bonds 5880 00
Pipe line material sold
28 74
Balance Dec. 31, 1903
413 84
Material for services sold and labor
51 45
Labor and sundries 41 89
From sale of bonds
2031 00
$12872 70
$12872 70
Maintenance 83462 09
Rep. pipe line 4 85
" gate house 142 15
Cleaning basin 349 85 66 reservoir 115 00
4115 14
Miscellaneous water rates 17 00
20
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
IV. BALANCE SHEET FOR YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1903.
Bonds $149000 00
Premiums 9349 08
1
Miscellaneous receipts 165 43
Pumping station
10047 41
Pumps and pumping machinery 8298 46
Storage basin
27693 59 .
Bull brook supply 1778 60
Distributing reservoir 17827 56
Pipe line construction 75337 54
service pipe 66
9334 54
Miscellaneous 2834 20
Cost of construction 160101 02 Interest on bonds and
notes 52198 32
Maintenance
25484 87
Materials and supplies 1784 42
Water rates, due and unpaid 438 56
Services due and unpaid 23 53
Maintenance due &
555 57
Balance 443 84
$2441030 13
$241030 13
V. £ SUMMARY OF COST CONSTRUCTION TO DATE
Construction Account.
|Dec. 31, '02| Year1903|Dec. 31,'03
Engineering
3350 00
>3350 00
Land damages & rights of way
3599 12
3599 12
Pumping station
10047 41
10047 41
Pumps and pumping machinery Storage basin .
27693 59
27693 59
Bull brook supply .
1778 60
1778 60
Distributing reservoir
17827 56
17827 56
Pipe line construction
74215 54 1122 00
75337 54
Service pipe construction
8797 30
537 24
9334 54
Miscellaneous expenses
2834 20
2834 20
Engineering
$3350 00
Land damages and
Appropriations
20636 20
right of way 3599 12
Water rates 61736 14
Appropriation for filters 143 28
8298 46
8298 46
$158441 78 $1659 24 $160101 02
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
VI.
SINKING FUND.
Receipts
Investments.
Appropriation, 1895
$1700 00
Ipswich Sayings Bank $622 02 Inst Savings Bank, New- buryport 219 09
Salem Five Cent Sav- ings Bank 1108 33
Town of Ipswich, notes 2000 00 60
1800 00
1902
2446 22
66
1903
2531 84
bonds 6000 00
Maine Central R R 4's 3000 00
Ill. Cent. R R 3 1-2s 3000 00 Ipswich Gas Cos note 3000 00
Town of Ipswich, Elec- tric light, note
3000 00
223749 44
$23749 44
A. H. Plouff, W. H. Rand, C. W. Brown, J
Trustees.
This is to certify that I have examined the books and ac- counts of the Clerk of the Board of Water Commissioners monthly, together with the Sinking Fund Securities and have found them correct.
James Damon, Auditor.
66
1898
1965 55
1899
2032 00
1900
2138 65
1901
2363 50
water
Premiums on bonds Interest
1063 50
3849 60
1759 50
1896
1897
1899 08
22
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
CHARLES W. BAMFORD, Treasurer. in Account with the WATER BOARD, for the Year Ending December 31, 1903.
1903.
DR.
Jan. 1, Balance on hand .
$ 364 25
66
16 miscellaneous 4 10
March
66 66
water rates
1145 52
66
66 66 services . . . June 66
66 water rates
1000 46
Town of Ipswich, temporary loan .
500 00
July Rec. from Water Commissioners, water rates
2061 26
Aug.
Rec. from Town appropriations .
4182 84
Oct.
Rec. from Water Commissioners, water rates Rec. from Mutual Boiler Insurance Co., divi- dend on policy No. 5697 .
6 67
Nov.
Rec. from Water Commissioners, water rates
875 22
66
miscellaneous
26 08
40 13
Dec.
66
500 00
66
Water Commissioners, water rates
303 05
66
66
services . .
32 23
66
66
miscellaneous
1.25
66
Deposit rec'd from sale of water bond by the Commissioners .
1031 00
Rec from Water Commissioners, water rates
438 24
66
66 66 miscellaneous 5 93
$16188 24
CR.
1903.
Dec. 31 By bills and orders paid . 815574 17
('ash to balance . . 614 07
$16188 24
1521 88
Feb. Rec. from Water Commissioners, water rates
miscellaneous 28 22
28 46
1091 45
services . . . A H Plouff, acct. Water Departm't Town of Ipswich, temporary loan
1000 00
23
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
UNDRAWN ORDERS.
1903
No. 245
William Marshall
$ 0 32
381
James O Smith
5 40
390 Geo. A Schofield
3 00
392
Maynard Whittier
5 25
66 403
FT Goodhue .
2 25
66 405 W H Niles .
5 00
66
416
Charles W Brown
83 33
418
57 60
420
Mark Newman
3 00
66
423
Maynard Whittier
2 80
$167 95
I have found the foregoing balance sheet to be correct and to correspond with the Treasurer's books.
JAMES DAMON, Auditor.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS .- State Board of Health.
WATER ANALYSIS (Parts in 100,000)
DATE OF
APPEARANCE
ODOR.
RESI- DUE
AMMONIA
CHLORINE
NITROGEN AS
CONSUM'D
OXYGEN
NESS
HARD-
REMARKS
COL. EX.
Tur'y
Sed't Col
Cold
Hot
To- tal
Free!
Total
Nia's Nit's
Jan.| Jan 19
20
very very slight slight .53
faintly veg. faintly veg. faintly veg.
faintly veg. dis'tveg organ'm faintly
3.95 .0020 .0198
49.0080 .0001
.53
1.1
Reservoir
.16
16
slight slight .40
May May |very
18
18
slight slight
.23
4.25 .0022
.0130
.59.0030 .0002
.39:1.3
Storage Reservoir
July July | very | very 28
veg. faintly disti'tly 29 slight slight .32 unplea't|unple't
4.45 .0020
.0230
.52 .0000 .0000
09 1.4
Storage Basin
Sept Sept very
disti'tly disti'tly
4.25 .0008 .0156
.57 .0010 .0000
.37 2.0
Storage Basin
Nov 24
29 |slight slight .20 Nov very 25
veg.
veg. faintly rily
3.90 .0028 .0188:
63 .0010 .0002
.38 2.3 Storage Basin
slight slight .16
none
5.95 .0008 .0168
.78 0050 .0001
.64 2.0
Storage Reservoir
Mar. Mar. very
29
Explanation of abbreviations: Col. is collection; Ex. is examination; Tur'y is turbidity; Sed't is sedi- ment; 2d Col. is color; Tot'l is total; Nia's is Niatrates; Nit'e is nitrites.
1903
25
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Reply of the STATE BOARD OF HEALTH to an application from The Water Commissioners, for advice in relation to the water supply of Ipswich, under the provisions of section 117 of chapter 75, of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Office of the State Board of Health,
State House, Boston, Feb. 4, 1904 To the Water Commissioners of the Town of Ipswich.
Gentlemen :- The State Board of Health, in accordance with your request for an examination of the storage basin of the public water supply of Ipswich and advice as to improving the quality of the water which has been affected at times by dis- agreeable tastes and odors, has examined the condition of the reservoir and has made experiments during the past three years upon the purification of the water by intermittent filtration, us- ing for this purpose two experimental filters constructed by you which were well suited to the purpose. These filters contained above the underdrains about five feet of sand obtained in the neighborhood and were operated at a rate of about 2,500,000 gal- lons per acre per day, the only difference in the operation of the
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WATRE COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
two filters being that in one case the water was aerated before being applied to the filter, while in the other the water was ap- plied directly as it came from the reservoir, but the effluent com- ing from this filter was aerated before being collected for analy- sis. A temporary filter was operated for a time at the town hall.
The water of Dow's Brook reservoir has been analyzed by the Board at frequent intervals, since the reservoir was first used in 1895, and examination of the results of these analyses shows that this water has generally had but little color and the quanti- ty of organic matter present, while greater than found in some ponds and reservoirs, is not excessive.
The objectionable taste and odor of this water, which were the cause of much complaint in the earlier years and up to the time when these experiments were begun, were probably caus- ed largely by the organisms which grow in abundance on the sides and bottom of the reservoir, especially near its upper end, and by miscroscopic organisms suspended in the water. The offensive taste and odor may have been due in part also to draw- ing water from the bottom of the reservoir where, it is not im- probable, a layer of stagnant water exists during the summer, as in many other ponds and reservoirs. During the time that these experiments have been continued the objectionable odor has apparently been less noticeable than in previous years ex- cepting in the early part of 1903, when the water had an offen- sive fishy and oily odor, due to the presence of the organism Uroglena in great numbers.
An examination of the results of the analyses of the wa- ter before and after filtration shows that the experimental filters operated in the manner described removed nearly all of the color from the reservoir water and a large portion of organic matter, and that the effluent was in all cases, clear, nearly color- less and free from odor. During the time when the great quan- tity of Uroglena was present in the water in the spring of 1903, the temporary filter set up in the town hall removed all of the
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
taste and odor from the water during the short time when this water was affected by these organisms.
The results of the experiments and of investigations upon the purification of other waters similarly affected indicate that the objectionable taste and odor of the water of Dow's Brook re- servoir can be removed and the water made clear, odorless and practically colorless and satisfactory in all respects for domestic purposes by filtration through sand at a rate as great as 2,500,000 gallons per aere per day.
Your attention was called by this Board in 1896 to the great danger of injury to the health of the people of the town by the pollution of the water of the reservoir and its tributaries by sewerage and other wastes from the large number of dwelling houses and other buildings along its northwesterly side.
The results of a recent examination of this locality show that no material improvement has been made in these conditions and that much sewerage from the buildings referred to still finds its way into the reservoir.
It will be very difficult to prevent wholly the pollution of the reservoir from these buildings, but, by filtering the water of the reservoir, it will be practicable not only to greatly im- prove its quality and remove the disagreeable tastes and odors by which it is now at times affected, but also to protect the health of the town from the danger due to the pollution of the reservoir and its tributaries.
The Board would advise that filters be installed as soon as possible. The filters should be constructed under the direction of an engineer of experience in the design and construction of such works and a sufficient area should provided to allow for a considerable increase in the use of water by the town.
The Board will, upon application, advise you as to any plans for the purification of this water that you may desire to present.
By order of the Board,
Samuel W. Abbott, Secretary.
TOWN OF IPSWICH
.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
MASS
$
INC
1634
THE BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE 1687
FOR THE YEAR 1903
IPSWICH, MASS. C. G. HULL, PRINTER. 1904.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
CHARLES W. BAMFORD
Term Expires 1904
CHARLES G. HULL
1904
JOHN H. COGSWELL
1905
HARRIET E. NOYES
60 1905
GEORGE W. TOZER
1906
*CHARLES S. CUMMINGS .
1906
,
*Deceased.
ORGANIZATION.
-
George W. Tozer, Chairman. John H. Cogswell, Secretary. Andrew S. Thomson, Superintendent.
SUB-COMMITTEES.
High School-Mr. Tozer, Mrs. Noyes, Mr. Bamford. Grammar Schools-Mr. Cogswell, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hull. Primary Schools-Mrs. Noyes, Mr. Cogswell, Mr. Hull. Appleton School-Mr. Cummings. Argilla School-Mrs. Noyes.
Linebrook School-Mr. Cogswell and Mr. Tozer.
Grape Island School-Mr. Hull.
Text Book Committee-Mr. Tozer, Mrs. Noyes, Mr. Cogswell.
Committee On Repairs-Mr. Cogswell and Mr. Cummings. Purchasing Agent-Mr. Cogswell. Truant Officer-Albert S. Garland. Labor Certificates-Mr. Thomson.
ANNUAL REPORT.
The School Committee do not present their annual re- port as a matter of form or of long-established custom, nor is their purpose simply to meet a requirement of the stat- utes or to perfunctorily discharge an obligation to the peo- ple of the town.
The purpose of the committee is three-fold: (1) To present a faithful and accurate report of the progress of the work during the year; (2) to supply an intelligent and ade- quate comprehension of present conditions; and (3) to make such suggestions and recommendations for the future con- duct of the schools as the wisdom of experience may dictate. For the better accomplishment of this purpose, a final visit to many of the schools was made immediately before the preparation of the report, that the very latest impressions might be received and embodied in the same. To make clear a matter which might be confusing to some, it is stated that the period covered by the report is not from September to June, but the calendar year 1903.
The committee, as formerly, have been in close rela- tionship and connection with the schools. Their burdens have not been materially lessened. In complying with the requirement of the statutes respecting the employment of a superintendent, the committee have not been relieved of their responsibility or authority in the management of the schools. As touching this question, the law reads that it
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shall be the duty of the superintendent to take the supervis- ion "under the direction and control of the committee." Upon the foregoing, no other interpretation can be reason- ably placed than this, that responsibility and authority, as has ever been the case, are resident with the board. It has therefore been necessary for the committee, in the assump- tion of their obligations, both legal and moral, to keep in constant touch with the schools; to know of their move- ments, whether forward or backward; to remedy, when pos- sible, any existing defects; to act with intelligence upon the suggestions and recommendations of the superintendent and teachers; and to plan wisely for the mental and moral ad- vancement of the children entrusted to their care. The res- ponsibility devolving upon the committee is great, the work arduous, the trust reposed in them by the parents sacred; and, in full realization of the importance of their work, the committee have endeavored to discharge their duties with the utmost of fidelity.
GENERAL COMMENT.
In speaking of the schools collectively, the committee, disavowing any purpose to bestow indiscriminate or unde- served praise, do not hesitate to say that the work of the year has been good and efficient, and has been characterized by faithful and painstaking effort on the part of the teach- ers. It is true that exceptions might be made in individual instances; but when the work as a whole has been eminently satisfactory, it would serve no good purpose to particularize in regard to deficiencies comparatively limited in number and slight in consequences, which will be remedied in good
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time. The progress along some lines has been quite strong- ly marked, and this circumstance has contributed not a little to the satisfaction of the board. To make special and ex- tended mention would cause the report to become too volu- minous, and it will therefore be sufficient to speak only of the advancement in language work, which has been very gratifying, and for which the committee distribute their ex- pressions of pleasure and approval equally between the su- perintendent and teachers. The measure of success attained during the year may be attributed to the fact that, with some exceptions, the committee, the superintendent and the teachers have worked together for the common good, and it is obvious that harmonious and well-directed effort will in- variably produce satisfactory results.
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