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SCHOOL STREET SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION
Winter term
$11.10
Spring term
6.60
Fall term
17.70
$35.40
SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS' TRANSPORTATION
Effie L. Tucker
$4.80
Edith Holland
2.22
$7.02
REPAIRS
Sears Lumber Co., material for Union
Street and Waterville buildings $299.73
Zenas E. Phinney, labor at Union Street,
School Street and Waterville buildings 477.60
Thomas & Benn, repairs at Central and Suburban buildings 108.42
Boston Metal Ceiling Co., metal ceilings for two rooms West Side building
200.00
T. F. Boucher, labor at Union Street building 153.10
J. L. Hammett Co., blackboards for Union Street building
24.90
R. M. Bassett, labor and material School Street building 73.94
B. Dinsmore, installing electric lights at West Side building
52.00
L. O. Tillson, labor on High School labor- atory 32.57
F. A. Johnson, material and labor at Soule, Waterville, Green, Wappa- nucket, School Street and High School building and resurfacing blackboards in several buildings 265.05
Middleboro Fire District, labor
8.52
Clarence H. Ryder, labor at South Mid- dleboro School building 27.14
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A. W. Miller, material and labor
6.17
C. F. Gay, labor
2.90
F. N. Whitman, material
24.40
Lloyd Perkins, labor at High School, Union Street and West Side buildings J. A. Washburn, labor F. C. Sparrow, labor
207.57
2.27
2.00
J. N. Shaw, labor
6.88
Albino Faitte, repairing roof and re- placing snow guards at School Street building
143.45
$2,118.61
COMPARATIVE TABLE 1916-1917
Appropriation 1916
Expenditures 1916
Appropriation 1917
Expenditures 1917
Salaries Janitors
$32,200.00
$32,227.65
$34,100.00
$34,782.62
2,600.00
2,538,25
2,750.00
2,786.11
Fuel
2,100.00
2,100.54
2,400.00
2,568.81
Books, Supplies and Printing
2,400.00
2,585.74
2,900.00
2,794.11
Sundries
850.00
1,113.24
915.40
1,289.55
Rent
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
School Committee
150.00
150.00
150.00
150.00
School Physician
300.00
300.00
300.00
301.20
Tuition
52.00
50.00
50.00
218.50
Water Supply
250.00
239.60
250.00
230.98
Transportation
3,200.00
3,054.19
3,000.00
3,406.14
Repairs
1,675.00
2,102.72
1,500.00
2,118.61
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Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES H. BATES, Secretary of School Board
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ABSTRACT OF STATISTICS COST OF SCHOOLS
Amount available for school purposes $51,675.28
52,282.23
Total cost of schools for the year Ordinary expenses
50,163.62
Average cost per pupil based on average membership
36.22
POPULATION
Population of the Town, 1915 8,631
SCHOOL CENSUS, 1917
Number of persons in Town, April 1, 1917 :
(a) Five years of age or over and under seven, males, 159; females, 121; total, 280.
(b) ·Seven years of age or over and under fourteen, males, 499; females, 442; total, 941.
(c) Fourteen years of age or over and under sixteen, males, 136; females, 114; total, 250.
SCHOOL VISITS
Year Ending June 27, 1917
Visits of Superintendent : Central Schools
595
Suburban Schools
135
730
Other Visitors :
Central Schools
1,264
Suburban Schools
681
1,945
Visits of Supervisors : Central Schools
Manual Arts Supervisor
505
Music Supervisor
416
Penmanship Supervisor
154
Suburban Schools :
Music Supervisor
112
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PROMOTIONS Year Ending June 27, 1917 HIGH SCHOOL
Number promoted 200
Number not promoted 21
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Number promoted 753
Number not promoted
77
SUBURBAN SCHOOLS
Number promoted 364
Number not promoted
42
SUMMARY
Number promoted in all schools 1,317
Number not promoted in all schools
140
Percentage of promotion 90.
Percentage of non-promotion
10.
TEACHERS
Number of Teachers, January, 1918 46
High School, men 3, women, 7; total 10
Grammar Schools, men 2, women 8; total
10
Primary Schools
11
Suburban Schools
13
Special Teachers, Manual Arts 1, Music 1, Pen- manship : 1 3
SCHOOL HOUSES AND SCHOOLS
Number occupied January, 1918 20
1
Number rooms not including recitation rooms
37
High School rooms including hall and laboratories 11
2
Grammar School rooms
11
Primary School rooms
8
Portable buildings
1
Suburban buildings occupied
13
Suburban buildings unoccupied
2
Number rented
Town House rooms
53
Number of houses heated by steam 3, by fur- nace 7, by stoves 8, by steam and fur- nace 2.
SIGHT AND HEARING TESTS
Number Defective Defective
Examined
280
Sight 43
Hearing
High School
Town House School
74
4
1
School Street School
385
48
5
Union Street School
162
8
4
Forest Street School
71
1
0
West Side School
174
39
9
Pleasant Street School
35
10
0
Plymouth Street School
24
5
2
Purchade School
41
12
1
Thompsonville School
19
0
0
Soule School
22
0
0
Green School
58
4
1
Fall Brook School
55
6
4
Rock School
40
2
0
Thomastown School
30
4
0
South Middleboro School
27
8
0
Wappanucket School
22
4
0
Highland School
12
0
0
Waterville School
21
3
0
1,552
201
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ENROLLMENT TABLE FOR NOVEMBER
1908-1917
Central
Suburban
Total
1908
934
438
1,372
1909
946
407
1,353
1910
965
423
1,388
1911
956
449
1,405
1912
1,002
440
1,442
1913
1,067
421
1,488
1914
1,110
405
1,515
1915
1,148
396
1,544
1916
1,139
395
1,534
1917
1,149
396
1,545
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STATISTICS OF EACH SCHOOL Year Ending June 27, 1917
SCHOOL TEACHER
Grade
Total
Membership
Average
Membership
Average
Attendance
High
Walter Sampson, Prin. 10-13
279
259
251
Leonard O. Tillson
Raymond S. Dower
J. Grace Allen
Edith H. Rand
M. Lazelle Sutliffe
Mildred I. Gowdy
Winnifred Thomas
Gertrude M. Butler
Helen F. Scammon
Town House.
.Fred N. O'Coin, Prin. 7-8 Miriam Braley
62
54
51
School Street. .
.. Howard Wilbur, Prin.
9
66
63
61
Alice B. Ingham
8-9
26
25
24
Martinia K. Donahue
8
41
35
34
Hattie M. Jones
7
42
41
39
Myrtie A. Shaw
6
47
46
44
Faye H. Deane
5-6
50
47
45
Anne H. Andrews
5
50
49
47
Bessie B. Bailey
4
48
46
44
Erna L. Cornish
3
40
38
36
Union Street. .
Eleanor A. Barden, Prin. 2
41
37
35
Laura A. Hudson
3
59
46
41
Lottie N. Lang
3
54.
50
46
Alice M. Ward
4
27
25
24
Forest Street.
.Flora M. Clark, Prin.
1
43
34
32
Irene L. Sullivan
2
47
43
40
West Side.
Mary H. Head, Prin.
5-6
39
33
32
Lucy E. Merrihew
4
34
32
31
Etta W. Toothaker
2-3
51
41
38
Annabel Landgrebe
1
53
52
48
Pleasant Street. . . Maude De Maranville
Mixed
46
32
30
Plymouth Street. . Elsie Landgrebe
23
19
17
55
Purchade. ..
. Clara C. Wood
66
35
32
31
Thompsonville. Mary D. Begley
66
21
20
18
Soule .
Mary R. Wanner
24
19
17
Waterville
Abby S. Westgate
66
25
20
19
Green .
Mary R. Burke
66
66
56
53
Fall Brook.
Alta E. Battles
66
50
48
46
Rock.
Myra A. Andrews
66
41
41
40
Thomastown.
Freda S. Goodell
66
33
26
25
South Middleboro. Irene Hatch
30
28
26
Highland . .
Nellie S. Burkhardt
66
15
12
11
Wappanucket .... Rachel Mostrom
66
30
29
28
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GRADUATING EXERCISES MIDDLEBORO HIGH SCHOOL
Town Hall, Wednesday Evening, June 27, 1917, at eight o'clock. Glee Club Accompanied by High School Orchestra
Class Motto : Deeds, Not Words
Class Colors : Brown and Gold
Class Flower: Oxeye Daisy
ORDER OF EXERCISES
PRAYER
Rev. Timothy A. Curtin
SALUTATORY AND ORATION The Present Need of Patriotism David Peirce Ashley
VIOLIN SOLO Regrets Henri Vieuxtemps Alice Darrow Shaw
CLASŚ STATISTICS Mildred Frances Alden
GLEE CLUB ESSAY
Union and Liberty
The Oliver Estate
Doris Frances Peirce
VOCAL SOLO A Prayer for You (with violin) Sparrow
Angeline Candella
FRENCH RECITATION Le Grenadier de la Belle Neuvieme-Bazin
Irene Bradford Endres
PIANO SOLO
Consolation No. VI.
Liszt
Ruth Parker Jenkins
RECITATION A Clipping from "The Sign of the Cross" Doris Louisa Leonard
GLEE CLUB
(a) The Evening Wind
(b)
Rub-a-dub
CLASS PROPHECY A Dialogue
Catherine Eleanor Eaton John Everett McManus
CORNET SOLO Arbucklenian Polka Hartmann
Benjamin Franklin White ORATION AND VALEDICTORY The Value of the Classics
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Henry Francis Palmer, Jr. SINGING OF CLASS ODE
Written by Marian -Beals
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
Granville E. Tillson, Chairman of School Committee BENEDICTION
CLASS ODE
Oh that these years now departed Might be restored once again ! May those who've patiently guided Proud be of seven and ten.
Chorus
M. H. S., seven and ten,
We shall ne'er forget;
Through the years we've spent with thee
Can ne'er be lived again.
High school days, happy days,
Dear hours of work and play;
From them we must part,
But deep in each heart
Sweet mem'ries will be alway.
"Deeds, Not Words" shall be cherished, Whate're the task that we do; So may we welcome the future- Singing, courageous and true.
CORPS OF TEACHERS
Walter Sampson, Principal
Leonard O. Tillson M. Lazelle Sutliffe
Raymond S. Dower
Gertrude M. Butler
Mildred I. Gowdy Edith H. Rand
J. Grace Allen Helen R. Scammon Winnifred A. Thomas
Instructor in Music: Grace G. Pierce
Instructor in Drawing: Mary L. Cook
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CLASS OF 1917
Classical Course
Mildred Frances Alden Henry Francis Palmer, Jr. Dolph Porter Alger Benjamin Franklin White
English-Latin Course
David Peirce Ashley Marie Quelle
Dorothy Horton Bradford
Aice Darrow Shaw
Harold' Lincoln Dunham
Edna Gurney Taylor
Catherine Eleanor Eaton Dorothy White
Henrietta Chase Wilbur
English Course
Mildred Alden Ashley
John Everett McManus Ida May Merrihew
Rose Anita Atwood
Marian Beals
Alice Rita Begley
Ethel May Benton
Richard Greene Bowen
Angeline Candella
Doris Cline
Irene Bradford Endres
Mildred Hastings Gates
Ruth Parker Jenkins
Roger Peirce Jenks
Doris Alden Kelley
John Chapman LeBaron
Doris Louisa Leonard
Anna Emilia Mahoney
Edna Sherman Thomas
Bertha. Avery Thompson George Pattangall Whit- ten Edward Vincent Whitty Lloyd Henry Winnell John Allen Witbeck
Doris Amelia Wood
Verna Christina Mosher Doris Frances Peirce Clara Elizabeth Playse
Everett Lincoln Saunders
Florence Lillian Shaw Arthur Eugene Francis Thomas
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GRADUATING EXERCISES OF THE MIDDLEBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Town Hall, Thursday, June 28, at 2 P. M.
SCHOOL ORCHESTRA
(a) Hall of Fame
(b) Petite Tonkinoise
PRAYER
Rev. A. G. Cummings.
(a) Flower of Liberty
(b)- Love's Old Sweet Song Chorus
LADY OF THE LAKE
Canto I.
Canto II.
Canto III.
Canto IV.
(a) Annie Laurie
(b) £ Blue Bells of Scotland (c) Bonnie Doon Chorus
LADY OF THE LAKE
Canto V. Canto VI.
A TRIP AROUND TOWN CLASS ODE
Orchestra
PRESENTATION OF SCHOOL CERTIFICATES Granville E. Tillson, Charman School Committee STAR SPANGLED BANNER Chorus
BENEDICTION
Rev. A. G. Cummings
MAP OF SCOTLAND
Drawn by Lawrence Drew and Dorothy Gay CLASS ODE Written by Clara Reeves
ORCHESTRA
Violin, Francis Arsenault, Edward Hennessy ; trombone, Paul Winnell; drum, Dalton Champ- lin ; flute, Howard Wilbur; piano, Florence Dun- ham.
THOSE TAKING PART IN "LADY OF THE LAKE" Doris Lee Helen Hemmingson
Annie M. Matheson Florence Dunham
Flora Duffany Doris Westgate
Dorothy Gay Edward Hennessey
Priscilla Churbuck Bertram Hewitt
Class of 1917
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Mary Dextraze
Sherman Howlett
Elsie Haskins
Marshall Porter
Florence Heath
Daton Champlin
Doris Forsberg
Nazar Naxarian
Doris Hathaway
Francis Arsenault
Alice Melaguti
Ralph Dixon Donald Turner
Sadie Sheehy
Joseph Lakey John Roht
Elizabeth Thomas
Henry Kyle
Frances Gifford
Mushick Kayajan
Annie F. Matheson
John Connor Lawrence Drew
Roland Bradford
GRADUATES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS School Street School
Doris L. Hathaway
Mushick G. Kayajian
Joseph M. Lahey
Roland L. Bradford
Dorothy M. Gay
Doris E. Westgate
Frances A. Gifford
Charles E. McCarthy
John C. Connor
Annie M. Matheson
Mary M. · Boucher
C. Leo Guertin Annie F. Matheson
Priscilla L. Churbuck
Maynard H. Goodridge
Mary E. Dextraze
Ethel H. Watson
Helen M. Hemmingson
William McDonald
A. Dalton Champlin John Danelian
J. Lawrence Drew Jacob G. Nazarian May H. Sampson Walter E. Jones
Theresa A. Draghetti
Bertram A. Hewitt
Elsie M. Haskins
Sherman L. Howlett
Henry A. Kyle
Elizabeth W. Thomas
Doris A. Forsberg Florence M. Heath
Evalena E. Hartling Doris A. Lee Alice M. Farnham
Nazar K. Nazarian Edward F. Hennessey
Orville B. Linton
Edith B. Sherman
Daniel W. Maloney
Alice E. Macdonald
Helen P. Bassett Alice C. Mulaguti
Francis E. Arsenault
Charles F. Forsberg Sadie A. Sheehy
Helen Bassett
Theresa Draghetti
Edith Sherman
Ralph C. Dickson ·
C. Donald Turner Flora A. Duffany Florence A. Dunham
Marshall W. Porter
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SUBURBAN SCHOOLS Fall Brook Helen A. Thomas Thomastown Eloise L. Phillips Soule
Elizabeth Guidoboni Margaret C. Curley Marion M. Wolfe Thompsonville Russell A. Freeman Waterville
Louise Bryant Arthur Letendre
Earl G. Lincoln
Rock
Medeline B. Dunham
John J. Carr South Middleboro
Bernice L. Greeley Viola A. Braley Nathaniel F. Shurtleff
Green
Gladys L. DeBrusk Howard C. Sparrow Walter J. Wood
May T. Sparrow
TENURE LIST 1918
Charles H. Bates, Superintendent of Schools. Mary L. Cook, Supervisor of Manual Arts.
Walter Sampson, Principal of High School. Leonard O. Tillson, High School. J. Grace Allen, High School.
Edith H. Rand, High School. Martinia K. Donahue, School Street School.
Hattie M. Jones, School Street School.
Hyrtie A. Shaw, School Street School. Anne H. Andrews, School Street School. Faye H. Deane, School Street School. Bessie B. Bailey, School Street School. Erna L. Cornish, School Street School. Eleanor A. Barden, Union Street School Laura H. Hudson, Union Street School Lottie N. Lang, Union Street School Alice M. Ward, Union Street School.
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Flora M. Clark, Forest Street School.
Lucy E. Merrihew, West Side School.
Etta W. Toothaker, West Side School. Annabel Landgrebe, West Side School. Myra A. Andrews, Rock School.
Elsie M. Landgrebe, Plymouth Street School. Maude DeMaranville, Pleasant Street.
Alta E. Battles, Fall Brook School.
Mary R. Burke, Green School.
Irene J. Hatch, South Middleboro School.
Mary H. Head, Principal of West Side School.
MEMBERS OF TEACHERS' RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION
Charles H. Bates, Superintendent of Schools.
Mary L. Cook, Supervisor of Manual Arts.
Nellie M. Wicher, Supervisor of Music.
Walter Sampson, Principal of High School. Leonard O. Tillson, High School.
Mildred I. Gowdy, High School.
Mildred E. Rackliffe, High School. Agnes L. Shelton. High School.
Sadie H. Pickard, High School.
Florence L. White. High School.
Mary D. Begley, Thompsonville School.
Mary R. Wanner, Soule School.
Mary R. Burke, Green School.
Rachel Mostrom, Wappanucket School.
William H. Bailey, Principal of School Street School.
CHANGES OF TEACHERS Jan. 1, 1917 to Jan. 1, 1918
WITHDRAWALS
Central Schools
Helen F. Scammon, High School. M. Lazelle Drake, High School. Gertrude M. Butler, High School. Winnifred A. Thomas, High School. Howard Wilbur, School Street School. Alice B. Ingham, School Street School.
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Suburban Schools Nellie S. Burkhardt, Highland School.
SUPERVISORS Grace G. Pierce, Supervisor of Music.
APPOINTMENTS
Central Schools
Mildred E. Rackliffe, High School.
Agnes L. Shelton, High School.
Florence L. White, High School.
Sadie H. Pickard, High School.
William H. Bailey, School Street School.
Josephine F. Paul, School Street School.
Suburban Schools Hazel V. Ashley, Highland School.
SUPERVISORS Nellie M. Wicher, Supervisor of Music.
LIST OF TEACHERS, JANUARY 1, 1918 HIGH SCHOOL Main Street near Town Hall
Walter Sampson, Principal, 28 School Street.
Leonard O. Tillson, 11 North Street.
Raymond S. Dower, 45 Courtland Street.
J. Grace Allen, 65 Pearl Street.
Edith H. Rand, 69 Centre Streeet. Mildred I. Gowdy, 41 School Street.
Mildred E. Rackliffe, 26 North Main Street.
Agnes L. Shelton, 23 Webster Street.
Sadie H. Pickard, 23 Webster Street.
Florence L. White, 62 Forest Street.
TOWN HOUSE SCHOOL Town House Fred N. O'Coin, Principal, Grades 7 and 8, 103 South Main Street. Miriam Braley, South Middleboro.
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SCHOOL STREET SCHOOL School Street
William H. Bailey, Principal, Grade 9, 97 So. Main St. Josephine F. Paul, Grades 8 and 9, 23 Webster Street. Martinia K. Donahue, Grade 7, 4 Reland Street. Hattie M. Jones, Grades 6 and 7, 56 Everett Street. Myrtie A. Shaw, Grade 6, Summer Street. Anne H. Andrews, Grade 5, 77 South Main Street. Faye H. Deane, Grades 4 and 5, 63 Oak Street. Bessie B. Bailey, Grade 4, 23 Forest Street. Erna L. Cornish, Grade 3, 11 Benton Street.
UNION STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL Union Street
Eleanor A. Barden, Principal, Grade 2, 85 Pearl Street.
Laura A. Hudson, Grade 1, 69 Centre Street. Lottie N. Lang, Grade 3, 15 Union Street.
Alice M. Ward, Grade 4, 18 Pearl Street.
FOREST STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL Forest Street
Flora M. Clark, Principal, Grade 1, 18 Forest Street. Irene L. Sullivan, Grade 2, 114 South Main Street.
WEST SIDE GRAMMAR AND PRIMARY SCHOOL West End Avenue
Mary H. Head, Principal, Grades 5 and 6, 22 Centre St. Lucy E. Merrihew, Grades 3 and 4, 22 East Grove St. Etta W. Toothaker, Grades 2 and 3, 141 Centre Street. Annabel Landgrebe, Grade 1, North Street.
SUBURBAN SCHOOLS
Pleasant Street School, Maude DeMaranville, Lakeville Plymouth Street School, Elsie M. Landgrebe, North St. Purchade School, Clara C. Wood, 14 Elm Street. Thompsonville School, Mary D. Begley, Thompson St. Soule School, Mary R. Wanner, Cedar Street. Waterville School, Abby S. Westgate, Plymouth St. Green School, Mary R. Burke, East Main Street. Fall Brook School, Alta E. Battles, 5 Myrtle Street. Rock School, Myra A. Andrews, 77 So. Main Street. Thomastown School, Freda S. Goodell, Purchase St.
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South Middleboro School, Irene J. Hatch, 36 North St. Highland School, Hazel V. Ashley, 3 Rock Street.
Wappanucket School, Rachel Mostrom, Chestnut St.
SUPERVISORS _
Manual Arts Mary L. Cook, 97 South Main Street.
Music, Nellie M. Wicher, 59 Everett Street.
Penmanship, Raymond S. Dower, 45 Courtland Street.
SCHOOL SESSIONS.
High School from 8.15 to 1.15.
Ceneral Elementary Schools from 9 a. m. to 12 m. and from 1.30 p. m. to 3.30 p. m.
Half-time plan from 9 a. m. to 11.45 a. m., and from 1.15 p. m. to 4 p. m.
Four-hour plan from 9 to 11 a. m., and from 1.30 to 3.30 p. m.
Suburban Schools from 9 a. m. to 12 p. m. and from 1 p. m. to 3.30 p. m.
Fall Brook, Rock and Green Schools from 8.15 a. m. to 12.15 p. m. and from 1.15 to 4 p. m.
STORM SIGNALS
Revised September, 1914
The signal, 2 1 2, will be given upon the fire alarm bell and by whistles at 8.15 a. m. for the suspension of the morning session of the Central Elementary Schools, and at 12.30 p. m. for the suspension of the afternoon session.
FIRE SIGNAL
Two strokes of gong-pupils will march out without hats and coats.
Two strokes, followed by one-pupils will march out with hats and coats.
Fire drills shall be given at least once a week.
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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
January 1, 1918.
The following is an abstract of the Town Clerk's records for the year 1917 :
Annual Town Meeting, March 5, 1917
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 11 o'clock A. M. Warrant read by the Town Clerk.
Voted :- That when this meeting adjourn it adjourn to Wednesday, March 14, 1917, at 7 o'clock P. M.
Article 4. Voted that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen or a majority thereof, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the Municipal year beginning January 1, 1917, to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) and to issue a note or notes therefor payable withn one year, and any debt or debts incurred under authority of this vote to be paid from the revenue of said Municipal year.
The polls opened at 11:30 o'clock A. M. and the following Election Officers were in charge of the Elec- tion :
Chester E. Weston, Clerk
Percy W. Keith
Augustus M. Bearse
Luke F. Kelley
Sylvanus L. Brett
Ernest M. O'Toole
Henry W. Sears
John J. Mahoney
Grover Bennett Homer R. Caswell
Ralph W. Maddigan
William J. Cronan
Alton G. Pratt
Reginald W. Drake
Henry B. Schlueter
James F. Roberts, Officer
The result of the balloting was as follows: Total vote cast. 895.
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TOWN CLERK-Continued
FOR MODERATOR
Alvin C. Howes had 716 Blanks 179
FOR TOWN TREASURER FOR ONE YEAR
Albert A. Thomas had
799
Blanks and scattering 96
COLLECTOR OF TAXES FOR ONE YEAR
Albert A. Thomas had 781
114
SELECTMAN FOR THREE YEARS
George H. Keedwell had 237
Sylvanus T. LeBaron had
312
Charles W. Swett had
229
Ichabod B. Thomas had
105
Blanks 12
ASSESSOR FOR ONE YEAR
Edward B. Lovell had 329
Allerton Thompson had
485
Blanks 81
ASSESSOR FOR THREE YEARS
Leonidas Deane had 205
Albert T. Savery had
553
Blanks 137
OVERSEER OF THE POOR FOR THREE YEARS
William M. Haskins had 623
Blanks and scattering 272
SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS
John V. Sullivan had 537
Blanks and scattering
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TOWN CLERK-Continued®
Granville E. Tillson had
674
Blanks and scattering
579
MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD FOR THREE YEARS
William A. Andrews had 660
Blanks and scattering 235
BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THREE YEARS
Richard P. Byrne had
591
Blanks and scattering 304
AUDITOR FOR ONE YEAR
William W. Brackett had Blanks 229
666
TRUSTEE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR ONE YEAR
George E. Doane had
675
Blanks and scattering 220
TRUSTEES PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THREE YEARS
Walter L. Beals had 425
Wilfred S. Keyes had 389
Walter Sampson had 612
Nathan Washburn had 511
Blanks 748
FISH WARDENS FOR ONE YEAR
Edward H. Cromwell had 594
George H. Keedwell had 462
Sylvanus T. LeBaron had 451
Bourne Wood had 466
Blanks and scattering 712
FENCE VIEWERS FOR ONE YEAR
Abraham I. Levy had 3
Zenas E. Phinney had 4
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TOWN CLERK-Continued
C. M. Weeks had 2
Blanks and scattering 2,675
CONSTABLES FOR ONE YEAR
Herbert W. Batchelder had
298
William Chamberlain had 557
Frank W. Hastay had 560
G. Louis Hathaway had
649
George H. Morse had
518
Zenas E. Phinney had
223
Fred C. Sparrow had
524
Charles M. Thatcher had
506
Clarence E. Thomas had
630
Ischabod B. Thomas had
512
Richard Warme had
419
Blanks and scattering
1,764
Shall licenses be granted for the sale of Intoxicating Liquors in this Town?
Yes had
244
No had
560
Blanks
91
TREE WARDEN
Luther S. Bailey had 666
Blanks 229
. ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING MARCH 14, 1917
Meeting called to order at 7 o'clock P. M. by Moder- ator.
Article 15. Voted that $300.00 be appropriated to be expended for the employment of a district nurse in Middleborough .:
Article 18. Indefinitely postponed.
Article 21. Voted to lay on the table for the pres- ent:
Article 26. Voted that $100.00 be appropriated for the support of the Plymouth County Farm Bureau.
Article 3. See report of Assessors for complete list
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· of appropriations voted by the Town at the annual, special and adjourned Town Meetings during the year.
Article 5. The following report was received from the Committee on the proposed new High School Build- ing.
At an adjournment of the annual Town Meeting in March, 1916, a committee was appointed to obtain preliminary plans and estimates for a new High School building, to recommend a location for such a building, and to report at some future meeting.
At a special meeting called in June this committee reported that it had obtained preliminary plans and a rough estimate of the cost, and was assured. by the architects who had been consulted that such a build- ing as was needed could be constructed for $100 .- 000.00. The Committee recommended that the build- ing be placed between Union Street and the present High School building, on the lot on the northwest side of that building facing Town House Avenue, and that the sum of $100,000.00 be appropriated for that pur- pose. The Town adopted the recommendations, ap- pointed the same committee as a building committee. and appropriated the sum of one hundred thousand dollars for the construction of the new building.
Your committee immediately took up the work of ob- taining complete plans and specifications for the build- ing and appointed Mr. Edward I. Wilson of Boston as architect to have charge of the plans and construction.
Plans were developed by the architect that were very satisfactory to the committee and to the school authorities, but it became apparent that cost of con- struction was constantly increasing and that it would be very difficult to get bids at a reasonable figure under such abnormal conditions. Bids were finally called for in the fall of 1916, and a number of contractors sub- mitted figures, but the committee found that its fears of an unsatisfactory result were realized, for the low- est figures brought the total cost above $140.000.00. Revised plans were made and new bids obtained, but these figures were still substantially above the amount of the appropriation, and the committee. furthermore.
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was not satisfied that the revised plans provided an adequate and satisfactory building.
Your committee thereupon decided to take no fur- ther action, but to present the whole matter to the Town at the annual meeting for instructions.
We fully realize the pressing need of enlarged and improved quarters for our High School pupils, but we do not feel that we can conscientiously recommend that the Town proceed at once to construct a building in the face of the abnormal conditions now prevailing. We do not think that the project ought to be aband- oned and all the work done be lost, but would respect- fully urge the voters to keep the matter alive and in shape to be presented to the Town again at the earliest favorable opportunity.
We understand that plans are being worked out to provide temporary relief in the grade schools, but the High School problem will remain a serious one until permanent relief is afforded.
Our architect, Mr. Wilson, has done faithful and efficient work, and we do not blame him seriously for the excessive cost figures developed, since conditions over which he had no control were largely responsible for the wide variance between the preliminary esti- mates and the final figures. He is willing to accept an amount considerably less than the three per cent for which he might file a claim .at this time, and we recommend that his bill be paid and arrangements made that will enable the Town to take advantage · later of the work which he has already done. If new plans are contemplated he will gladly furnish prelimin- ary sketches without cost to the Town and will make substantial concessions from the usual cost for com- pleting such new plans, in consideration of the work previously done.
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