Town annual report of Middleborough, Massachusetts 1910, Part 6

Author: Middleboro (Mass.)
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: s.n.
Number of Pages: 210


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C. W. Maxim


25


Nathaniel Tufts Meter Co.


44 00


Middleboro Fire District


16 16


Pettingell Andrews Co.


616 73


T. W. Pierce


31 23


Presbrey Stove Lining Co.


14. 62


C. L. Hathaway Co.


2 53


Stuart-Howland Co.


7 35


Standard Oil Co. of New York


4 95


H. L. Thatcher


18 25


The Electric Maintenance Co.


23 55


Twentieth Century Electric Co.


3 93


Westinghouse Machine Co.


9 90


$3,IIO 04


ACCOUNTS FOR WHICH BILLS ARE PAYABLE.


Repair and Maintenance gas works


$47 26


66 Mains and services


4 98


66


Real estate, gas


IO 03


66


Arc lamps


7 15


66 Real estate, electric


6 53


66 Steam plant


5 OI


66


Electric plant


115 29


66


Water plant


3 50


66


Lines and Wires


122 80


66 Electric meters


12 92


118


66


Gas engine


32 90


66 and Maintenance Series incand.


street lights


53 15


General office expenses


34 98


Tools and appliances, electric 66 Producer plant


I 74


Stable Account


24 62


Coal (gas house)


90 85


Coal (electric station)


1,259 74


Water (gas house)


52


Water (electric station)


15 64


Fuel Oil


274 68


Oil and Waste


72 21


Supply Account


93 83


$2,299 28.


Construction :


Street mains and services


$10 99


Gas meters


44 00


Electric meters


168 30


Electric plant


45 00


Lines and Wires


380 66


Transformers


145 36


$794 3I


Suburban Lighting


16 45


$3,110 04


ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.


Which include the December sales (January Ist bills).


Gas


$1,144 12


Commercial Incandescent


4,249 07


Domestic Incandescent


2,252 95


Commercial Arcs


130 02


Power


583 67


Supply Account


158 76


$8,518 59.


SALES.


1910 1909 Decrease Increase


Gas


$2,288 45 $3,411 85 $1,123 40


Commercial Incand. 12,155 47


II,209 61


$945 86


Domestic Incand. 5,626 79 4,839 23 787 56


9 00


119


Commercial Arcs


96 00


216 00


II7 00


Power


2,619 61


1,900 43


719 18


Supply


152 83


130 04


22 79


$22,939 15 $21,707 16


Increase in electric sales in 1910 over 1909


$2,332 60


Net increase in gas and electric sales in 1910 over same in 1909


1,234 99


CUSTOMERS.


Jan. I Jan. I


De- crease


In-


19II 1910


crease


Gas


32


3I


I


Electric


284


245


39


Gas and Electric


I04


II2


8


Total


420


388


METERS INSTALLED.


1910 1909


I55


I66


455


417


STREET LIGHTS


Total


Total number of hours run


number of nights per month.


hours per night.


Circuit No. I 316


2375


27 7 hrs. 31 min.


(12 arcs and I incan-


descent, all night ser- vice. )


Circuit No. 2


267 II85 I-2 24 4 hrs. 27 min.


(12 arcs and 30 in-


candescents, midnight


service.)


Circuit No. 3


267 II85 I-2 24 4 hrs. 27 min.


(2 arcs and 161 in-


candescents, midnight service.)


Carbons used for street lights, 490.


Total K. W. delivered at switch board, for street lights


325 14I


38 340


Average


Average


number of


number of


nights run.


Gas Electric


120


GAS MANUFACTURING ACCOUNT.


Salaries and Labor :


General Salaries


$624 00


Clerical and Collector


164 64


Wages at Gas Station


617 53


Materials and Supplies :


Fuel Oil


$1,156 23


Coal


235 33


Water


42 98


Maintenance :


Repairs Real Estate


$76 51


and Maintenance Works


293 23


Mains and Services


I18 33


66


Meters


16 46


$504 53


Sundry Expenses :


Stable Account


$42 96


General Office Expenses


277 86


$320 82


Total Expenses


$3,666 06


INCOME.


From Sale of Gas


$2,288 45


Less Discounts and Rebates


76 09


$2,212 36


Balance to Profit and Loss


1,453 70


Total Credits


$3,666 06


ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING.


Salaries and Labor:


General Salaries


$780 00


Clerical and Collector


493 92


Wages at Station


4,714 34


Wages Care Lights


42 32


$6,030 58


$1,406 17


$1,434 54


121


Material and Supplies :


Coal


$2,789 19


Carbons


17 75


Water


221 77


Oil and Waste


135 69


$3,164 40


Maintenance :


Repair Arc Lamps


$10 72


Electric Meters


47 43


66


Lines and Wires


1,197 95


66


Electric Plant


91 77


66


Gas Engine Plant


9 95


66


Gas Producer Plant


86


66 Real Estate


5, 09


66


Steam Plant


134 77


Water Plant


54 48


Series Street Lights


59 84


$1,923 86


Sundry Expenses :


ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING ACCOUNT.


Income.


General Office Expenses


277 87


From Commercial Arcs


$96 00


Less Discounts and Rèbates


12 00


$84 00


From Commercial Incandescent


$12,155 47


Less Discounts and Rebates


1,740 70


$10,414 77


From Domestic Incandescent


$5,626 79


Less Discounts and Rebates


259 20


$5,367 59


From Power


$2,619 61


Insurance


314 87


$979 38


Total Expenses Balance to Profit and Loss (Profit)


6,243 23


Total Debits


$18,34I 45


Stable Account


$12,098 22


$386 64


122


Less Discounts and Rebates


144 52


$2,475 09


Total Income Total Credits


$18,341 45 $18,341 45


TRUE SHOWING OF ELECTRIC PLANT.


Total Expenses Balance to Profit and Loss (Profit)


$12,098 22 10,993 23


Total Debits


$23,091 45


For a true and just showing should be credited $4,750.00 which was considered as, and appropriated for street light- ing ($4,227.83 of which was placed in Depreciation Fund) when account should show as follows :


Income from Private Consumers


Income from Town for Street Lights


$18,341 45 4,750 00


Total Income Total Credits


$23,091 45 $23,091 45


BALANCE SHEET.


Appropriation Bonds


$28,500 00


Construction


29,842 26 2,890 00


66


Notes


18,000 00


Arc Lamps


$908 65


Bills Payable


3,153 30


Bonds


46,500 00


Electric Plant


5,432 48


Gas Engine Plant


13,371 58


Horse and Wagon


IOI 50


Income Account-Gas


1,144 12


66 66


Commercial Incand.


4,249 07


66


Domestic Incand.


2,252 95


66


66 Commercial Arcs


13.0 02


66


66 Power


583 67


Inventory


1,177 12


Jobbing Lines and Wires


158.76


7,375 72,


Machinery -- Gas


3,150 82


Extraordinary Repairs


123


Meters-Gas


879 39


Meters-Electric


7,050 59


Notes Payable


21,200 00


Office Furniture


194 85


Producer Plant


4,895 56


Real Estate-Gas


3,552 44


Real Estate-Electric


10,338 44


Series Incand. Lights


844 87


Steam Plant-Electric


1,450 40


Street Mains-Gas


2,941 00


Suspense Account


731 80


Tools and Appliances-Electric


763 76


Tools and Appliances-Gas


151 07


Town Treasurer


163 75


Transformers


3,847 85


Water Plant


9,840 80


Supply Account


470 04


Depreciation Cash


809 20


General Cash


198 70


Petty Ledger-New Machinery


1,096 82


Profit and Loss


61,773 67


$151,058 51 $151,058 51


DEPRECIATION ACCOUNT.


EXPENDED FOR


Construction :


Gas Meters


$5 44


Electric Meters


756 4I


Mains and Services


145 67


Lines and Wires


1,116 93


Series Street Lights


526 63


Transformers


772 74


Real Estate Electric


I7 05


Gas Works


12 12


Electric Plant


2,536 03


Gas Machinery


3 21


Gas Engine Plant


61 43


Arc Lamps


163 75


Total


$6,117 4L


124


DISBURSEMENTS.


Adams Express Co.


$32 48


Albany Foundry Co.


3 50


American Steam Gauge & Valve Co.


I 65


Albert and J. M. Anderson


45 00


Althearn Publishing Co.


9 75


W. S. Andrews & Son


6 00


Bay State Belting Co.


22 33


A. M. Bearse, Postmaster


108 60


Belcher, Loomis Hardware Co.


85 92


Geo. L. Benson


48 20


Harold L. Bond


77


Boston Belting Co.


3 22


Boston Bolt & Iron Co.


3 00


Otis Briggs


239 94


Bryant & Soule


3,587 47


Nathaniel Bump


20 22


Cavicchi Gurney Co.


28 19


Chandler, Farquhar Co.


5 17


A. C. Cosseboom


7 25


M. H. Cushing Co.


25 43


W. F. Dean


I 05


John Deschamp


19 25


J. and G. E. Doane


152 83


Eagle Oil & Supply Co.


150 74


Alex Eaton


13 00


A. H. Eaton, Treas.


500 00


Electrical Maintenance Co.


19 00


Estabrook & Co.


2,920 00


Fitz, Dana Co.


3 42


T. G. Ford


50 80


Peter Fournier


75 56


L. E. Frorup Co.


51 80


Frontier Mfg. Co.


2 87


Wm. H. Gallison Co.


16 57


General Electric Co.


3,789 59


Geo. E. Gilchrist Co.


184 26


Gilmore Electric Co.


54 68


Geo. Gorham


12 00


Gulf Refining Co.


819 35


S. F. Harding Co.


51 37


C. L. Hathaway Co.


2 55


Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co. 40 00


Indian Refining Co. 28 51


125


Jones Bros. Co.


22 50


Robert Kirkpatrick


20 20


C. S. Knowles


4I 26


Ladies' Relief Corps


5 00


Library Bureau


12 00


Lucas & Thomas


80


C. W. Maxim


27 06


McKenney & Waterbury


54 56


Middleboro Auto Exchange


İI 29


Middleboro Fire District


248 59


Town of Middleboro


150 00


Edw. L. Moore


10 00


J. F. Morse


16 48


Murdock, Shaw Co.


6 85


New York & Boston Despatch Express Co.


15 65


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co.


145 12


Old Colony Express Co.


4 93


Pay Rolls


9,027 94


Jose Parker


700 00


Henry Perkins Co.


6 16


Lloyd Perkins


198 72


Pettingell, Andrews Co.


634 06


Andrew Patterson


37 3I


G. C. Patterson


I 40


W. H. F. Pettee


100 00


Geo. A. Philbrook


22 30


Geo. H. Phillips


16 00


Phillips Insulated Wire Co.


89 45


P. H. Peirce Co.


3 09


T. W. Pierce


195 32


Presbrey Stove Lining Co.


66 79


Frank Ridlon Co.


15 88


Chas. E. Ryder


8 00


J. K. & B. Sears Co.


115 69


Geo. H. Shaw


I 50


Smith & Hathaway


5 00


Southern Mass. Telephone Co.


141 74


Standard Oil Co. of New York


220 53


D. D. Sullivan


314 87


Stuart-Howland Co.


68 36


H. W. Sears


100 00


Elmer A. Stevens, Treas. Commonwealth


2,160 00


A. S. Tallman


14 50


The Power & Engineer


2 50


L. P. Thomas .


100 00


126


Thomas & Benn


I 00


Treasurer, Enoch Pratt Fund


48 00


The Texas Co.


210 61


H. L. Thatcher L. B. Tinkham


48 25


16 00


Nathaniel Tufts Meter Co.


49 98


Twentieth Century Co.


3 78


Union Stamp Works


IO 50


Valvoline Oil Co.


86 30


Seth L. Vickery


369 69


Edgar Ward


5 33


Samuel Ward


14 78


Walworth Mfg. Co.


22 16


C. P. Washburn


75 74


Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.


917 57


Westinghouse Machine Co.


18 3I


Wetmore Savage Co.


66 68


Western Union Co.


3


W. S. Weston


35 00


F N. Whitman


25


A. F. Whitcomb


15 73


Westinghouse Lamp Co.


53 15


Wylie Bros.


29 05


$30,503 74


127


STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS.


BONDS.


1910


1910


Mar. 7 Appropriation $4,000 00


Jan. 1 Overdrawn $1,000 00 Dec. 31 Orders drawn 3,000 00


$4,000 00


$4,000 00


INTEREST.


1910


1910


Dec. 31 Transferred from


maintenance acct. $2,828 00 Dec. 31 Orders drawn $2,828 00


COMMISSIONERS SALARIES.


1910


1910


Mar. 7 Appropriation $300 00


Dec. 31 Orders drawn $300 00


SUBURBAN LIGHTING.


1910


1910


Mar. 7 Appropriation


$400 00 Jan. 1 Overdrawn $40 61


Dec. 31 Overdrawn 139 03


Dec. 31 Orders drawn 498 42


$539 03


$539 03


BRIDGE ACCOUNT.


1910


1910


Jan 1 Balance


$500 00 Dec. 31 Orders drawn


$500 00


DRAINAGE ACCOUNT.


1910


Jan. 1 Balance


1910 $300 00 Dec. 31 Balance


$300 00


DEPRECIATION ACCOUNT.


1910


1910


Jan. 1 Balance


$1,080 38


Dec. 31 Orders drawn $6,117 41


Mar. 7 Appropriation


4,227 83


Dec. 31 Overdrawn


809 20


$6,117 41


$6,117 41


128


MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.


1910


1910


Jan. 1 Cash in office


$459 62 Jan. 1 Overdrawn $300 00


Mar. 7 Appropriation


672 17 Dec. 31 Cash in office


198 70


Dec. 31 Collections


19,465 13


Transferred to Interest


Account


2,828 00


Orders drawn


17,259 91


Balance


10 31


$20,596 92


$20,596 92


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE A. PHILBROOK,


Manager and Superintendent.


ANNUAL REPORT


of the


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


of


Town of Middleborough, Mass.


for the


YEAR 1910


RC


OUTH


COUNTY


N


GH


INCORPORATE


MIDDLEBORO, MASS. MIDDLEBORO NEWS PRINT 1910


133


SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


ORGANIZATION, 1910-19II.


WILLIAM A. ANDREWS, Chairman.


CHARLES H. BATES, Secretary.


MEMBERS.


4


WARREN H. SOUTHWORTH, 7 West St., Term expires IgII.


SUSAN L. CUSHMAN, 77 So. Main St., Term expires 19II WILLIAM A. ANDREWS, 57 So. Main St., Term expires 1912 NATHAN WASHBURN, 70 So. Main St., Term expires E. T. PIERCE JENKS, 26 No. Main St. Term expires 1913 I912 CHARLES S. TINKHAM, 11 Courtland St., Term expires 1913


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.


CHARLES H. BATES, 109 So. Main Street Telephone, 81-5. Office, Room 7, Town Hall. Telephone, 81-6.


Office Hours, school days : Mondays and Fridays, 4 to 5 P. M. ; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 to 9 A. M .; Wednesdays, 6.30 to 7.30 P. M.


Regular meetings of the Committee are held in Room 7,


134


Town Mall, on the first Thursday of each month, at 7.30 P. M.


All bills against the School Department should be sent to the Secretary's office not later than the Wednesday preceding the first Thursday of each month.


Regular Committee Meetings, Jan. 5, Feb. 2, March 2, April 6, May 4, June I, July 6, Sept. 7, Oct. 5, Nov. 2, Dec. 7.


SUB-COMMITTEES.


High, Union Street and West Side Schools, W. H. SOUTHWORTH School Street, Fall Brook, Wappanucket and Marion Road Schools, NATHAN WASHBURN Waterville, Green, Thomastown and France Schools,


WILLIAM A. ANDREWS Pleasant Street, Plymouth Street and Purchade Schools, CHARLES S. TINKHAM


Thompsonville and Soule Schools, E. T. P. JENKS Forest Street, Rock, South Middleboro and Highland Schools, MISS SUSAN L. CUSHMAN


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REPORT, OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


Middleboro, Mass., Jan. 5, 19II.


To the Citizens of Middleboro,-


The following financial report of the School Committee is hereby respectfully submitted.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT. CURRENT EXPENDITURES.


Dr.


Appropriation (less deficit 1909)


$31,235 87


State Board of Charity, tuition


657 00


City of Boston, tuition 44 00


Town of Lakeville, tuition


517 50


Town of Plympton, tuition


172 50


Olive Perkins, High School, tuition


55 00


Grace Pratt, High School, tuition


20 00


Florence S. Washburn, High School, tuition


35 00


Elsie L. Cole, High School, tuition


35 00


Maurice Bowen, Grammar School, tuition


14 00


Marie Quelle, Grammar School, tuition


14 50


Archie De Maranville, Grammar School, tuition Peirce Trustees Incidentals


10 00


966 62


12 50


$33,789 49


The deficit of the Current Expenditure Account for 1909 was $174.13. The appropriation for 1910 was $31,410.00.


136


GENERAL EXPENDITURES


CR.


Salaries


$25,564 00


Care of buildings


2,395 50


Fuel


2,077 II


Books and Supplies


1,730 об


Printing


175 77


Sundries


836 54


Rent of Chapel


330 00


Rent of Office, 1909-1910


300 00


Tuition, Town of Bridgewater


19 00


$33,427 98


$361 51


Unexpended balance


Note-The sum of $966.62 credited to the Peirce trustees includes : for payment of the salary of the commercial teacher $560; for the salary of one teacher in the High School, $280 : and for the part salary of another teacher in the High School, $40, all for the Fall Term, as well as $86.62 for books and sup- plies for the commercial department for the Fall Term. Up to September, 1910, the above teachers and commercial books and supplies were paid for directly by the Peirce trustees. Since then the bills have been paid by the Town Treasurer and the money deposited with him by the Peirce trustees for that pur- pose.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE SALARIES.


DR.


Appropriation


$150 00


CR.


W. H. Southworth


$25 00


Nathan Washburn


25 00


William A. Andrews


25 00


Charles S. Tinkham


25 00


E. T. Pierce Jenks


25 00


Miss Susan L. Cushman


25 00


$150 00


137


TRANSPORTATION.


DR.


Appropriation Balance from last year


$1,600 00 9 58 $1,609 58


Expended Balance


$1,592 31 $17 27


REPAIRS.


Dr


Appropriation Deficit last year


$1,000 00 26 08 $973 92


CR.


Expended Deficit


$1,050 27 $76 35


SUMMARY.


Whole amount available for school purposes Total expenditures


$36,522 99


36,220 56


Balance


$302 43


Note-Every bill presented to the school department last year has been paid. No unpaid bills have been kept back. The School Board endeavors to keep the school expenses within the appropriations if possible.


DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES.


INSTRUCTION.


Central Schools.


High School


$6,490 00


School Street School


4,267 00


Union Street School


1,868 00


Main Street School


563 00


Forest Street School


1,144 00


West Side School


2,006 00


$16,338 00


CR.


138


Suburban Schools :


Pleasant Street


$380 00


Plymouth Street


380 00


Purchade


368 00'


Thompsonville


357 00


Soule


406 00


Waterville


368 00


Green


406 00


Fall Brook


383 00


Thomastown


380 00


South Middleboro


406 00


Highland


379 00


Rock


368 00


Wappanucket


372 00


Marion Road


391 00


France


359 00


$5,703 00-


Special Teachers :


Music


$600 00


Drawing


600 00


Evening School


48 00


JANITORS.


Central Schools :


High School Building


$590 00


Union Street and Main Street Buildings


365 00


School Street Building


585 00


Forest Street Building


195 00


West Side Building


260 00


$1,995 00.


Suburban Schools :


Pleasant Street


$42 75


Plymouth Street


38 00


Purchade


13 45


Thompsonville


3.5 60


Soule


38 00


Waterville


26 45


Green


14 90


Fall Brook


14 90


139


Thomastown


45 50


Rock


33 50


South Middleboro


14 70


Highland


16 80


France


38 00


Wappanucket


13 55


Marion Road


14 55


$400 50


FUEL.


Central Schools :


B. C. Shaw


$20 87


Matthews and Tinkham


2 75


Bryant & Soule


1,590 82


$1,614 44


Suburban Schools :


C. N. Atwood & Son


$2 50


B. C. Shaw


60 70


Henry T. Clark


88 20


T. C. Savery


3 25


Matthews and Tinkham


IO 50


Bryant & Soule


149 02


Orien E. Dean


15 00


William Eaton


119 75


A. T. Clark, Jr.


13 75


$462 67


Note .- The School Board each year advertises for bids for furnishing fuel to the central and suburban buildings and awards the contracts to the lowest bidder.


SUNDRIES.


Middleboro Gas and Electric Plant, gas and


electric lights, High School and School Street $71 77


So. Mass. Telephone Co., telephone rental High School and Superintendent's Office


52 77


Adams' Express Co., express


32 15


T. G. Sisson, cartage and freight


37 17


J. & G. E. Doane, sundries


38 05


Dustbane Mfg: Co., sundries


II 96


F. W. Martin & Co., engrossing diplomas 8 25


A. R. Dorman, filling in certificates


4 00


140


Carrie L. Jones, taking school census


55 00


Walter Sampson, sundries


6 44


E. E. Babb & Co., bubbling fountains


120 00


Geo. L. Finney, sundries


9 36


Flora M. Clark, sundries


7 45


Everett T. Lincoln, salary, truant officer


10 00


L. B. Wood, sundries


75


S. S. Lovell, salary as truant officer, sundries


49 68


H. B. Wentworth, repairing organs


6 00


S. E. Matthews, carting ashes


9 10


T. W. Pierce, sundries


21 82


A. G. Hayes, care of sewer


5 00


Chas. S. Tinkham, cash paid for sundries


5 88


Matthews & Thomas, sundries


7 40


C. L. Hathaway & Co., sundries


7 80


R. F. Thompson, sundries


5 85


Matthews & Tinkham, carting ashes


6 50


Cora W. Standish, cleaning schoolhouse


I 50


Andrew J. Decker, cleaning schoolyard


5 00


E. T. P. Jenks, cash paid for sundries


3 47


A. M. Howard, transportation charges


87 50


L. O. Tillson, sundries


6 84


L. D. Churbuck, sundries


3 50


W. L. Soule, sundries


5 10


F. N. Whitman, sundries


5 57


Thos. T. Westgate, water for Rock School


5 00


Minnie Courtney, cleaning schoolhouses


15 00


Bailey's Garage, automobile fares


3 00


Susan L. Cushman, cash paid for sundries


5 00


Leonidas Deane, cleaning schoolhouses


41 35


Howard Duster Co., sundries


5 63


A. T. Whitcomb, sundries


7 50.


H. A. Whitbeck, sundries


4 28


Mrs. A. H. Flinkfelt, cleaning schoolhouses


12 00.


W. F. Ward, extra service at Soule


5 00


Chas. H. Goodwin, extra service at Chapel


2 00


W. A. Andrews, cash paid for sundries


2 00.


Lloyd Perkins, 20 pails for suburban schools


16 15


W. E. Simm, inspecting boiler High School


2 00


M. P. Azevedo, extra service at France


2 00


$836 54


141


BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.


Ginn & Co., books


$171 40


E. E. Babb & Co., books and supplies


830 40


Silver, Burdett & Co., books


94 16


American Book Co., books


151 25


D. C. Heath & Co., books


97 74


Charles Scribner's Sons, books


25 50


Allyn & Bacon, books


I7 71


Thorp, Martin Co., supplies


45 70


W. D. Miller, supplies


2 00


David Farquhar, binding books


52 44


Mary L. Cook, supplies


5 84


William Egger, supplies


25


Charles E. Mather, supplies


2 63


Shepard, Norwell Co., supplies


3 4I


Walter L. Beals, supplies


43 20


Henry Holt & Co., books


27 77


Boston Straw Board Co., supplies


I 14


Wm. R. Jenkins Co., books


8 24


Union Paste Co., supplies


I 00


Cook-Vivian Co., supplies


3 75


J. L. Hammett Co., supplies


21 47


Milton Bradley Co., supplies


I2 5I


H. L. Thatcher & Co., supplies


9 00


Thompson, Brown & Co., books


2 00


Levi L. Crane, supplies


I7 16


C. L. Hathaway & Co., supplies


6 40


J. B. Hunter & Co., supplies


9 80


Wm. F. Dean, supplies


35


F. N. Whitman, supplies


98


Wadsworth, Howland & Co., supplies


38 38


White-Smith Pub. Co., books


5 20


A. H. Alger Co., supplies


I 50


Carter's Ink Co., supplies


38


Houghton, Mifflin & Co., books.


88


Andrew J. Graham & Co., books


7 37


Holden Book Cover Co., supplies


6 00


L. H. Raymond, supplies


2 00


Goodyear-Marshall Pub. Co., supplies


I 65


Peale Press, book


50


$1,730 06


142


PRINTING.


H. L. Thatcher & Co.


$67 72


Lorenzo Wood


78 30


Middleboro News


14 00


Athearn Pub. Co., school reports


15 75


$175 77


Note-The Printing Account includes such bills as adver- tising for contracts for furnishing fuel and opening of school year, school reports, bill forms, pupils' report cards, pupils' record sheets, temperature records, program forms, office sta- tionery, promotion forms, certificates of graduation, book la- bels, teachers' contracts, programs for High School gradua- tion, age and schooling certificates, employment forms, flag- day cards and order books.


RENT.


Office, year ending Dec. 31, 1909


$150 00


Office, year ending Dec. 31, 1910


150 00


Chapel, 10 months, $33 per month


330 00


$630 00


TUITION.


Town of Bridgewater


$19 00


HIGH SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION.


Susan A. Bishop


5 00


Elsie H. Dunham


5 70


Marian F. Dunham


5 85


Florence A. Hunt


II 70


Emil B. Perry


5 40


Lillian A. Ward


17 10


Allerton E. Wilbur


5 85


Elmer G. Allan


9 30


Helen M. Braley


19 10


Merton L. Braley


19 10


Harold W. Gibbs


9 30


Howard F. Goodwin


3 45


Marian H. Thomas


9 45


Waldo S. Thomas


9 55


143


Annie H. Wilbur


17 40


Martha W. Keith


9 25


Percy N. Lane


9 50


Albert J. Soule


25 70


Florence W. Swett


9 50


Margaret E. Thomas


19 10


Earle P. White


9 50


Lawrence W. Wilbur


18 40


Ellis M. Wilbur


II.00


Florence M. Carver


00 H


Florence A. Cobb


2 15


Minnie L. Davis


9 40


Wade H. Dowling


9 25


Earle W. Drake


9 30


Arthur H. Dunham


9 50


Mary A. Dunham


9 55


Sarah E. Goldenthal


7 70


William E. LeBaron


27 30


Lillian W. Nourse


9 35


Rena B. Poland


5 85


Alice M. Russell


19 10


Gladys F. Sands


19 10


Edna R. Shaw


22 80


Gertrude E. Thomas


9 00


Florence L. Tinkham


9 10


Gertrude L. Vaughan


9 35


Martha E. Tinkham


4 25


Albert W. Ward


27 75


Horace C. Wilbur


9 50


Harold F. Wood


9 00


Lida E. Long


2 85


Henry M. Cushing


7 40


Katherine M. Dowling


3 70


Everett O. Drake


3 70


Norman G. Eaton


3 60


Ellen A. Evans


3 60


Lillian R. Foye


3 70


Bessie F. Leonard


7 30


William A. Lewis


2 70


Clifton A. McCrillis


3 60


Charles S. Miner


3 55


Raymond S. Perkins


2 65


Elsie M. Pratt


3 70


Margery E. Robinson


9 10


144


Ray A. Shattuck


3 65


Florence D. Shurtleff


II IO


Clarence E. Soule


II IO


14 80


Arthur Stuart Jennie Wilbur


7 30


$617 10


TRANSPORTATION TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. SCHOOL TEAMS.


Pleasant Street, R. W. Thorson


$336 00


Thomastown, Dana H. Shaw


334 00


South Middleboro, Edward E. Sisson


42. 75


Thompsonville, David N. Wetherbee


228 75


$941 50


SCHOOL STREET SCHOOL.


Clifton A. McCrellis from the Green district


$3 01


Eva Shaw, from Rock district I 50


Rachel Foye, from Purchade district 5 30


Nancy Graves, from Waterville district


6 50


Doris Stetson, from Rock district 3 25


La Dieu Kenyon, from Rock district


8 75


$28 31


SOUTH MIDDLEBORO SCHOOL.


Adeline Pierce $5 40


REPAIRS.


F. A. Johnson, repairs at Chapel $2 70


Jones Bros. Co., repairs at School Street and Chapel 12 60 .


J. K. & B. Sears & Co., material for Purchade and Nemasket 17 53


T. F. Boucher, repairs at Purchade


2 58


J. & G. E. Doane, material and labor


150 25


Thomas & Benn, material and labor, Forest Street 27 65


L. D. Churbuck, labor at High School and West Side 12 70


145


Fred L. Hanson, labor at Thompsonville I 7I Lloyd Perkins, 2nd, material and la- bor, High School and Union Street 54 46


C. H. Crowell, labor at West Side 4 09


J. T. Carver, labor at Plymouth Street and Pleasant Street, 2 40


T. W. Pierce, material and labor 18 13


Clarence H. Ryder, labor at Rock, Highland, and So. Middleboro 54 00


Tremaine Electric Co., electric lights, School Street 37 50


M. P. Azevedo, labor at France


20 25


Carvicchi-Gurney Co., snow guards School Street, repairing roof High School 113 65


Charles S. Tinkham, cash paid for labor


3 00


C. N. Atwood & Son, material for well at Soule 23 00


Thomas M. Austin, digging! well at Soule


50 58


T. M. Wrightington, labor at Thomastown 21 60


Martin F. Jefferson, labor at So. Middleboro 2 00 John Syversan, labor at Waterville


2 50


N. E. Brick Co., material 8 92


Zenas E. Phinney, labor 33 80


M. H. Kelley, labor 8 00


Eben Jones, material and labor at


Green, Thomastown, So. Mid-


dleboro, Highland, West Side


and repairing blackboards 364 67


$1,050 27


Among the larger bills for repairs were the following :


Painting exterior and interior High-


land Schoolhouse $83 0I


Painting exterior and interior South Middleboro Schoolhouse 79 5I


Painting exterior and interior Green Schoolhouse 56 64


Repairing blackboards in all schoolhouses 82 10


Digging well at Soule and material for same 73 58 Snowguards for School Street building 99 33 Electric droplights in School Street building 37 50 The other smaller bills are specified above.


COMPARATIVE EXPENSE TABLE


1905-1910.


1905.


1906.


1907.


1908.


1909.


1910.


Instruction, superintendence, care of buildings, and fuel


23,944 77


$24,393 18


$26,679 59


$27,646 07


$28,100 74


$30,036 61


Books and supplies


1,368 80


1,667 42


1,665 61


1,506 53


1,822 54


1,730 06


Printing


160 80


208 40


173 77


212 32


157 27


175 77


Sundries


600 78


589 64


470 45


631 71


601 26


836 54


Transportation to High School


683 80


765 12


511 59


542 60


595 30


617 10


Transportation to Elementary Schools 2,052 20


1,375 18


1,398 53


1,369 85


1,496 25


975 21


Repairs


1,000 00


1,558 44


1,025 80


1,007 82


1,526 09


1,050 27


Insurance


648 00


Rent


300 00


300 00


364 00


396 00


630 00


CHARLES H. BATES, Secretary.


146


147


REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.


TWENTY-SIXTH IN THE SERIES.


Middleboro, Mass., Jan. 5, 19II.


To the School Committee of Middleboro:


The annual report of the Superintendent of Schools is re- spectfully submitted.


This report includes the usual summary of school statistics for the year ending June 25, 1910, as well as a presentation of some of the problems which have been considered by the School Board the past year.


ABSTRACT OF STATISTICS.


Valuation.


Assessed valuation of the town, 1910




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