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6 02
4 00
202 02
Hall, E. P.
106
100 00
101 32
4 59
4 00
101 91
Harlow, Levi
684
100 00
100 27
4 55
4 00
100 82
Higgins, Lewis S.
264
100 00
100 75
4 57
4 00
101 32
Hobbs, Kathryn 1/2
588
50 00
52 37
2 36
2 00
52 73
Hutchinson, Caroline A.
253
100 00
101 03
4 59
4 00
101 62
Hutchinson, Elisha P.
740
100 00
103 13
4 68
5 00
102 81
Hutchinson and Russell
518
100 00
101 62
4 59
5 00
101 21
Jones, John E.
372
100 00
100 69
4 55
4 00
101 24
Goodwin, Ira E., Heirs of
380
100 00
110 21
5 00
4 00
111 21
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CEMETERY ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT
Cemetery Endowment Account-continued
NAME
No. of Lot
Fund
Balance 1921
Interest Amount Received Withdrawn
Balance
Jones, Samuel
290
$100 00
$100 95
$4 57
$4 00
$101 52
McIntire, Abram S. .
132
75 00
76 01
3 44
4 00
75 45
McIntire, Annie M ..
398
100 00
128 77
5 83
8 00
126 60
Peabody & Hutchinson 182-84
150 00
175 14
7 97
10 00
173 11
Peabody, Dean
344
100 00
100 00
4 55
4 00
100 55
Peabody, Laura E.
534
100 00
101 32
4 59
4 00
101 91
Peabody, A. W.
90
200 00
212 38
9 63
10 00
212 03
Peabody, S. Maria
584
100 00
104 22
4 73
5 00
103 95
Peabody, Samuel M.
204
100 00
112 46
5 09
5 00
112 55
Peabody, William M.
100 00
102 65
4 64
5 00
102 29
Pike, Sarah J.
412
125 00
141 42
6 41
10 00
137 83
Phelps, William M.
148
100 00
109 99
4 97
5 00
109 96
Richardson, Benj. F.
164
100 00
100 69
4 55
4 00
101 24
Richardson, Rev. D. W.
410
100 00
101 13
4 59
4 00
101 72
Richardson, Daniel
100 00
101 13
4 59
4 00
101 72
Richardson, Lucy G.
80
100 00
116 50
5 29
5 00
116 79
Russell, P. B.
430
200 00
236 27
10 73
15 00
232 00
Smith, E. D. & M. J.
436
100 00
102 12
4 64
4 00
102 76
Smith, Sarah F.
102
100 00
107 80
4 89
4 00
108 69
Soper, Polly A.
298
100 00
102 61
4 64
4 00
103 25
Styles, David .
150 00
168 64
7 65
10 00
166 29
Stiles, Farnham
10
100 00
109 23
4 95
5 00
109 18
Taylor, Benjamin H.
333
100 00
100 67
4 55
4 00
101 22
Thomas, H. Amelia
64
75 00
75 00
3 38
3 00
75 38
Wellman, John R.
40
200 00
208 10
9 45
15 00
202 55
Weston, Samuel W. .
36
200 00
252 47
11 48
15 00
248 95
White, Henry F.
208
75 00
75 82
3 42
3 00
76 24
Wilkins, Henry A.
254
100 00
106 19
4 82
5 00
106 01
Wilkins, Edward W.
172
75 00
76 22
3 44
4 00
75 66
Wilkins, Susan A.
596
100 00
102 08
4 64
5 00
101 72
Wilkins, Samuel H.
230
100 00
100 00
3 77
3 50
100 27
Young, John
278
100 00
100 15
4 55
4 00
100 70
$359 90 $7,722 68
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SEALER'S ACCOUNT
Endowed Lots Account
Expenditures
$359 90
Interest from Salem Five Cents Savings Bank $111 90
Interest from Salem Savings Bank 5 00
Interest from Danvers Savings Bank 243 00
$359 90
H. H. BRADSTREET,
Treasurer.
December 31, 1922.
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures for Year Ending November 30, 1922
Adjusted Sealed Condemned
Scales
Platform Scales over 5,000 lbs. 1
Platform Scales under 5,000 lbs. 13
2
Counter, 100 to 5,000 lbs. 1
Counter, under 100 lbs.
11
2
Spring, 100 to 5,000 lbs.
2
1
Spring, under 100 lbs.
12
5
1
Computing, under 100 lbs.
3
Personal weighing (Slot)
Weights
Avoirdupois
120
39
.1
Liquid
54
2
Linear
2
Auto. Liquid Measuring Devises
9
8
1
Stops on Pumps 41
Totals
269
56
7
Sealing Fees Collected $19.35
1
Measures
40
CUMMINGS' FUND ACCOUNT
INSPECTIONS
Stores, 9 ; Pedler's Scales 1; Pedler's Licenses 2 ; Gasoline Pumps 7; Dry Commodities 32; Bread 8; Butter 5; Flour 3; Coal in Paper Bags 10 ; Confectionery 3.
Respectfully submitted, ELMER O. CAMPBELL, Sealer of Weights and Measures,
David Cummings' Fund December 31, 1922
Balance Salem Five Cents Savings Bank, January 1st, 1922 $3,317 10
Balance Salem Savings Bank, Jan. 1st, 1922 3,562 52
Dividends United Shoe Machinery Co. 48 00
Interest on Deposits 312 47
$7,240 09
Paid Trustees' Orders
$ 261 25
Balance Salem Five Cents Savings Bank, January 1st, 1923 3,382 22
Balance Salem Savings Bank Jan. 1st, 1923 3,596 62
$7,240 09
24 Shares United Shoe Machinery Co.'s common stock, value January 1st, 1923, $50 per share $1,200 00
Aid rendered to Worthy Poor $261 25
Orders drawn on Town Treasurer
$261 25
Wood on hand Jan. 1, 1923, 16 Cords
Respectfully submitted, MAURICE E. TYLER J. ALLEN ATWOOD GEORGE E. BARNABY
Trustees.
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EMERSON FUND ACCOUNT
B. F. Emerson Fund
On hand personal property Jan. 1, 1922 $10,077 89
Income from interest
577 86
Rebate on safe box rent 2 00
$10,657 75
Amount paid to M. E. Tyler, treasurer, Flint Public Library $550 86
Naumkeag Trust Co., comm. as trustee 29 00
$579 86
$10,077 89
Balance on hand December 31, 1922 Inventory :
Broadway Savings Bank, Lawrence
$1,332 22
Salem Savings Bank
1,039 19
Andover Savings Bank
1,201 67
Danvers Savings Bank
988 25
$1,000 Western Tel. & Tel. Bond
$1,002 50
$1,000 New York Central Railroad Bond
1,031 25
$2,000 Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe Rail- road Bond 2,000 00
33 shares Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe Road
preferred stock 1,482 81
$10,077 89
NAUMKEAG TRUST CO., Trustees.
List of Jurors
The following is a list of jurors prepared by the Selectmen in accordance with Chapter 348, Acts of 1907 :
Anderson, Lewis, South Main Street, Machinist.
Bouchard, Louis N., East Street, Farmer.
Godbout, Onisine, Park Avenue, Farmer.
Hutchinson, Charles W., North Main Street, Shoe Cutter.
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LIST OF JURORS
McCredie, James G., Pleasant Street, Nurse. Milbery, J. Wesley, Park Avenue, Farmer.
Mason, Charles A., North Main Street, Farmer.
Meade, Edwin B., East Street, Farmer. Mohan, Daniel A., Forest Street, Farmer. Osgood, Clarence, South Main Street, Farmer. Sheldon, Oscar H., off Maple Street, Contractor.
Turnbull, William G., Boston Street, Machinist.
Vaughn, Edward E., Pleasant Street, Clerk. Wilkins, G. Payson, East Street Farmer.
Young, William H., Pleasant Street, Carpenter.
FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Trustees' Report
M. E. Tyler, Treasurer, in account with Flint Public Library. Charles L. Flint fund $5,000 00
Unexpended interest 123 16
$5,123 16
Deposited in the bank as follows :
Andover Savings Bank $ 253 19
-Danvers Savings Bank 1,028 17
-Broadway Savings Bank, Lawrence
1,866 96
-Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence 1,025 00
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank 949 84
$5,123 16
January 1, 1923, cash in hands of Treasurer as last report $ 80 92
Received from Naumkeag Trust Company, B. F. Emerson fund 550 86
Received from Town Treasurer,
Town appropriation 250 00
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
Received from Danvers Savings Bank $60 00
Received from Broadway Savings Bank,
Lawrence 93 30
Received from Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence 25 00
Received from M. E. Tyler for grass
2 50
Received from Edith L. Fletcher, fines
for overtime on books of borrowers 21 75
$1,084 33
Amount of bills paid for books :
Charles E. Lauriat Company
$21 97
Hiram Goldberger 95 10
DeWolf Fisk Company
177 68
Topsfield Historical Society
1 06
Desmond Publishing Company
32 25
$328 06
Miscellaneous bills paid :
Edith L. Fletcher, services as librarian
$350 00
Middleton Electric Light Department 33 84
Edward B. Woodbury, coal 78 79
Joseph A. Lewis, labor
4 00
Roy H. Eaton, labor
1 50
Caskin and O'Connel, repairs on furnace
5 50
M. E. Tyler, postage, carfare, and labor
6 41
G. D. Pope Company, insurance
15 00
Danvers Hardware Company, lawn mower
12 40
Laura E. Peabody, repairing chairs 4 50
W. G. Merrill, electric light repairs 8 45
Library Bureau Cards 7 72
Danvers Water Board, water
6 50
A. A. Pembroke, flowers for Emerson lot
2 50
C. W. Hutchinson, care of lawn 35 00
J. A. Atwood, care of Emerson lot 3 50
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
Danvers Coal Company, coal 28 50
Edith L. Fletcher, cash, labor, expenses, etc. 42 13
F. J. Barnard, rebinding books 50 35
Bills paid for books
$696 59 328 06
$1,024 65
Cash on hand
59 68
$1,084 33
Respectfully submitted, GALEN B. HOWE
HENRY A. YOUNG
MAURICE E. TYLER
CHARLES W. HUTCHINSON
WILLIAM R. GODFREY
GEORGE E. BARNABY
Trustees.
Librarian's Report-Annual Statistics
Volumes in library, January 1, 1922
8,603
Volumes added by purchase 70
Volumes added by gift, Division of Libraries 39
Volumes added by gift, Commonwealth 6
Volumes added by gift, Miss Vesta Vaughan 1
Volumes added by gift, other sources 8
Total number of volumes added 124
Total number of volumes discarded
10
Net gain of volumes 114
Volumes in Library, January 1, 1923 8,717
Circulation of books during year ending Jan. 1, 1923 7,637
Average monthly circulation 636
Largest monthly circulation, August, 1922 889
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
Smallest monthly circulation, November, 1922
482
New borrowers registered
73
Number of worn volumes replaced
13
Number of volumes rebound
86
Patronage at Reading Table, for the year
1,196
Monthly average
99
Largest patronage, August, 1922
140
Smallest patronage, June, 1922
66
Magazines loaned during the year
1,018
During the year the Library has had an exhibit of pic- tures of over one hundred varieties of apples. This set of pic- tures was loaned by the Woman's Educational Association of Boston.
The Division of Libraries of the State Board of Education has given the Library thirty-nine volumes of worth while reading, and has also supplied the reading table with "Tech Engineering News," for 1923. This is a monthly periodical published by the under graduates of Mass. Institute of Tech- nology, and should especially appeal to the boys and young men.
The Library has been open on Tuesday and Saturday even- ings, also Saturday afternoons, while during July and August it was opened Thursday evenings in addition to the regular hours.
The following named magazines are to be found on the reading table : American Magazine, American Boy, Atlantic, Century, Country Life, Harper's Monthly, Munsey's, National Sportsman, Review of Reviews, St. Nicholas, Scribners, Wom- an's Home Companion, Our Dumb Animals, Popular Science Monthly (which replaces Scientific American), Life, Outlook, Youth's Companion, Tech Engineering News, and National Republican.
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TAX COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT
In the early fall a new heating system was installed. This necessary change is already much appreciated by the patrons of the Library. The pupils of the upper grades in school are reading certain required books, in order to obtain the "Certif- icate for Reading," offered by the Division of Libraries of the Massachusetts Department of Education.
The Librarian wishes to thank the Trustees for their hearty support and ready co-operation in the general manage- ment of the Library.
Respectfully submitted, EDITH L. FLETCHER, Librarian.
Tax Collector's Report 1920 TAXES
Balance January 1, 1922
$4,509 57
Personal, real estate and moth
$4,249 49
Polls collected
10 00
Abatements
250 08
$4,509 57
Interest collected to January 1, 1923
447 58
Interest abated 50 00
1921 TAXES
Balance due January 1, 1922
$12,391 78
Personal and real estate and moth
collected January 1, 1923
$6,844 83
Polls collected
15 00
Abatements
8 55
Uncollected real estate, personal and
moth, January 1, 1923
5,523 40
$12,391 78
Interest collected January 1, 1923
176 02
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
1922 TAXES
Taxes assessed for year 1923
$38,757 70
Personal and real estate collected to
January 1, 1923
$21,564 19
Polls collected
1,467 00
Abatements
69 48
Uncollected polls
233 00
Uncollected real estate and personal to January 1, 1923
15,424 03
Interest
$38,757 70 13 17
HENRY YOUNG, Tax Collector.
Town Hall and Piano Report for Year Ending December 31, 1922
Received from entertainments and dances
$192 15
Received from Imp. O. R. M. 75 00
Received from Middleton Grange No. 327
66 95
Received from piano
35 50
$369 60
Report of Vital Statistics for Year Ending December 31, 1922 Marriages 7; Births 18 ; Deaths 26.
Respectfully submitted, WAYNE A. GILES, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
AND
PRINCIPAL OF GRAMMAR SCHOOL
OF THE
TOWN OF MIDDLETON
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1922
School Department
Arthur E. Curtis, Chairman, Mrs. M. W. Berry, Secretary, George E. Gifford,
Term expires 1925 Term expires 1924 Term expires 1923
Ralph R. Barr, Superintendent of Schools Dr. C. L. Buck, School Physician Mrs. M. E. Roundy, R. N., School Nurse
TEACHING STAFF Miss C. Alice Manning, Principal Grades 7-8 Miss Caroline M. Knight, Teacher Grades 5-6 Miss Fannie C. Hinkley, Teacher Grades 3-4 Miss Aletha F. Page, Teacher Grades 1-2 resigned Miss Doris C. Barrie, Teacher Grades 1-2 Miss B. Gertrude Haywood, Teacher of Sewing Miss Genie F. Kimball, Teacher of Music Miss Blanche A. Millard, Teacher of Drawing
Graduates
George Guy Colbert, Otis Francis Evans, Louis Lawrence Fossa, Jr., Philippe Louis Godbout, Charles Irwin Gould, Jr., Frederick William Green, Joseph Thomas Higgins, Helen Pris- cilla Jankoski, Carl Cedrick Jones, Donald Irving McSheehy, Mary Antoinette Phaneuf, Emile Joseph Phaneuf, Joseph Elmer Pickard, Rodney Loring Punchard, Albert Benjamin Robinson, Perry Willington Russell, Adelma Viola Sillars, Frederick LeRoy Stanger, Harold Endicott Tyler.
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Report of the Superintendent
January 1, 1923.
To the School Committee of Middleton :
Madam and Gentlemen :
I have the honor herewith to submit my second annual report as your superintendent of schools.
The increase in taxable wealth lags behind the increase in our school population. While this increase is not alarming as yet, it is below the average for the State. This growth in school population presents a problem that requires an early solution and while it is not yet great enough to necessitate a new building, it already implies some additional expense for new furniture, books, and supplies and increased burdens in the form of tuition and transportation costs on account of high school and vocational school students.
Our growth [in school population differs only in degree from that of other American communities. This growth is altogether out of proportion to the growth of our total popula- tion and while affected locally by our proximity to larger com- munities, with their inflated real estate values and apparently overtaxed housing facilities it is brought about largely by two factors namely the raising of the age for compulsory school attendance and by an enrichment of the curriculum of the secondary schools. A few years ago when the high school cat- ered exclusively to prospective college students, its member- ship was necessarily limited. The addition of commercial and vocational studies induced larger numbers to secure a second- ary education. If the compulsory attendance age is increased from 14-16 to 16-18 or even to 15-17 as seems likely, the num- ber of boys and girls attending high school at the expense of the town will be considerally increased.
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It seems necessary to call attention to this large and rap- idly increasing number of high school students because the tuition and transportation costs for these pupils forms such a large part of the school budget. The reimbursement from the state on this account is liberal but being paid as it is directly to the Town, it, in no way diminishes the school budget. This expense should be welcomed and pupils should be encour- aged to continue their education but it is necessary to keep this very large item in mind when considering the school appro- priation, for many taxpayers mistakenly suppose that the entire appropriation is expended for the support of the local school whereas actually, a very large part goes for the support of the high school at Danvers.
The vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss Page was filled by the appointment of Miss Doris C. Barrie, a graduate of the Lowell Normal School and of some very successful teach- ing experience. Miss Barrie has had considerable training in drawing and was willing to undertake the supervision of that subject if the arrangement could be made. By exchanging subjects with Miss Hinkley, Miss Barrie has been able to secure excellent results in this department, and, incidentally, she has saved the department the expense of a supervisor. Miss Hay- wood's hours have also been decreased. The result has been a better balance between the regular school work and the special activities. The work of our supervisors should be mentioned. Mrs. Kimball is giving our children most exceptional instruc- tion in music. The work in sewing and music is far superior to that in the great majority of towns. An attempt has been made to carry out the new provisions making physical training a required study in this Commonwealth. The importance of physical training for health and correct physical development can hardly be overemphasized. Training on the play ground in honesty and fair play has a very direct value for the school
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and the community, for training in fair play is training for citizenship, the fundamental purpose in public education. To this end, every effort should be made for enlarged and improved play ground facilities.
It is most gratifying to report a year of substantial pro- gress and growth. Attendance has been maintained at the usual high standard. The fact that many parents have main- tained a residence in Middleton during the winter, in the face of serious inconvenience to themselves, shows their high regard for the school and speaks eloquently for the ability and effici- ency of our teachers. Mrs. Roundy's excellent work for better health, nutrition, and cleanliness and the splendid co-operation of parents and teachers is strikingly evident to even the most casual inspection. A finer group of boys and girls would be most difficult to find.
Some work has been done in the development of a uniform course of study, the basic text books are now practically stand- ardized. When the course of study is completed the work in each grade may be compared with the work in other schools of the same high standard. It will then be possible to give to each teacher all reasonable latitude for individual initiative and at the same time, insure for each pupil the same training that is given in the very best schools of the State. It will also be possible for a substitute to take up the work in any room knowing exactly what is to be done.
It is appropriate to call attention to the immediate needs of the department if the best interest of the town and the school are to be served. The school building, though old, is remarkably well lighted and ventilated and if maintained in good repair, it should be ample for our growing needs for a little time at least. The exterior should be painted, the roof repaired, and there are minor repairs that are urgent, par- ticularly some of the ceilings which may be replaced more
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economically by pressed steel than by patching. The whole interior needs retinting. The seating capacity of some of the rooms may be increased considerably by some slight alterations, and the old fashioned rigid furniture, now used in two of the rooms, should be replaced by a modern adjustable type. The dilapidated condition of the fence detracts from the appear- ance of the building and a little grading and filling would add appreciably to the possibilities of the play ground.
In conclusion, I wish to offer grateful tribute to the work of Miss Manning. To her tireless efforts and careful planning, the remarkable efficiency of the school is largely due. It is a pleasure to testify to the faithful work of the teachers and the loyal support and co-operation of the committee.
Respectfully submitted,
RALPH R. BARR,
Superintendent of Schools.
Report of the Principal
Middleton, Mass., Jan. 10, 1923. To the School Committee of Middleton :
Madam and Gentlemen :
I have the honor to submit for your consideration my second annual report.
Our registration increased noticeably before the end of the school year in June and at the beginning of the present one became a serious problem, our total registration to Janu- ary first being 176 with a membership on that date of 163. This has necessitated the purchase of books to fill out sets already in use, furniture and supplies in general.
The text book problem demanded much attention this year. Hamilton's Essentials of Arithmetic was chosen for all
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grades and the various books are proving most satisfactory, Grades V and VII have been supplied with new geographies by McMurray & Parkins and a book by the same authors, will be placed in grade VI as soon as possible. A new Civics by Hill has also been put in Grade VIII. It will be seen that quite a step has been made in solving this problem during this year. In the near future two classes will need new spellers and one a new history.
Some years ago, an attempt was made to make the school yard more attractive and the gardens at the sides of the drive were laid out and planted. Now that the cemetery fence is completed we are planning to continue this project. A small fund, raised last year, will be used in the spring for shrubs and we hope to make a noticable improvement. With our splendid playground at the rear it is surely feasible to make the grounds at the front as ornamental as possible.
Community work has been carried on most successfully this fall with the organization of our School Community. At an election held in early November the following officers were chosen. Building Commissioners : Charlotte Wikins and Wil- liam Ogden; Yard Commissioner : Chester A. Hood, and Com- munity Clerk : Doris Osgood. These have proved unusually efficient and have been of great assistance in our every day problems. There are also councillors from each grade above the Third, who make suggestions and assist in making our School Community a success.
The boy's department in manual work is still in need of more equipment but a new bench, the gift of the Class of 1922, and a few tools added to our tool chest have been of much help.
The picture of Mr. Ansel P. Tyler presented by his daugh- ter, Mrs. F. B. Tyler and framed by the graduating class has been hung in the Seventh and Eighth Grade class room, beside that of Col. Frank S. Perkins, which was given us by the
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Middleton Grange. The long service of Mr. Tyler on the board, his personality, and intense interest in the progress of the school and its activities, make this gift most appreciated by all.
The Junior Red Cross has been organized as of late years. Our Christmas work in filling boxes resulted in some informal correspondence with those receiving them, and in the spring we began systematic correspondence with schools in France and Czecho Slovakia. This represents an excellent form of inter- esting work in language, geography, history and drawing, both in the preparation of the booklet and in the study of the one received.
In closing, may I express my appreciation to all those who have worked with me in carrying out our year's work, and to the members of the committee for their co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
C. ALICE MANNING, Principal.
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Distribution of Pupils, January 1, 1923 There are 163 pupils in the town distributed as follows:
AGE
Grade
Total
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1
14
12
5
1
32
2
4
10
1
15
3
2
12
11
3
28
4
9
3
1
3
16
5
2
9
5
3
2
1
22
6
2
11
3
1
1
18
7
6
5
2
1
1
15
4
5
4
4
17
8
Total
14
16
17
12
22
19
23
18
10
7
5
163
RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
TOWN WARRANT
AND THE
BALLOT
OF THE
TOWN OF MIDDLETON
MARCH, 1923
PART III
Recommendations of the Finance Committee for the Year 1923
Town Officers' Salaries :
Selectmen
$300 00
Assessors
500 00
Registrars
30 00
Constable
50 00
Inspector of Slaughtering
25 00
Inspector of Cattle
150 00
Moderator
12 00
Overseers of Poor
100 00
Superintendent of Burials
15 00
Town Clerk
200 00
Town Treasurer
250 00
Town Accountant
300 00
Water Commissioners
30 00
Tax Collector
250 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
50 00
$2,262 00
Janitor of Town hall, 30 cents per hour.
Protection of Persons and Property :
Police Department
$800 00
Fire Department :
Building Fires
$150 00
Forest Fires
500 00
Firemen's Wages
65 00
Forestry Department :
Tree Warden
$500 00
Moth Department
461 41
$715 00
$961 41
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
Health and Sanitation :
Board of Health
$300 00
Essex Sanitorium Assessment
282 35
$582 35
Highways and Bridges :
Highways
$3,000 00
Snow Removal
500 00
Sidewalks
150 00
Bridges
200 00
$3,850 00
Charities :
Poor Department
$800 00
Soldiers' Benefits
84 00
$884 00
Education :
Schools
$15,000 00
Library
250 00
$15,250 00
Unclassified :
Contingent
$2,500 00
Memorial Day
175 00
Cemeteries
600 00
American Legion
110 00
Interest
1,300 00
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
Municipal Indebtedness
1,000 00
Electric Light Department
1,500 00
Reserve to cover overdraft 1922
3,500 00
Grand Total
$10,685 00 $35,989 76
MAURICE E. TYLER, Chairman ALBERT F. HENDERSON, Clerk MILTON W. BERRY
JAMES CURTIS
J. ALLEN ATWOOD
CLYDE L. HOOD
OSCAR SHELDON
WILL A. RUSSELL
ARTHUR E. CURTIS
Town Meeting Warrant.
Essex, ss. To Will A. Russell, Constable for the Town of Mid- dleton, in the County of Essex:
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in said Town, on
Monday, the Fifth Day of March, next
at 5.45 o'clock A. M., for the following purposes :
To choose by ballot the following Town Officers for the ensuing year, viz :
Moderator, Town Clerk, three Selectmen, one Assessor for three years, one Overseer of the Poor for three years, one School Committee for three years, Highway Surveyor, two Trustees of Flint Public Library for three years, Constable, Treasurer, Tax Collector, three Fence Viewers, Tree Warden, Superintendent of Burials, Janitor for Town Hall, one' Water Commissioner for three years, one Trustee of the David Cum- mings' Fund for three years.
Also on the same ballot to give their vote "Yes" or "No" in answer to the following question : Shall licenses be granted for the sale of certain non-intoxicating liquors in this Town.
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Also on the same ballot to give their vote"Yes" or "No" in answer to the following question : "Shall the Town petition for the installation of an accounting system by the Common- wealth? (This question is submitted under the provisions of Chapter 516, Acts of 1922. )
The polls will be open at 5.45 o'clock A.M., and may be closed at 3 o'clock P. M. You are hereby required to notify and warn said qualified voters to meet at an adjourned meeting at the Town Hall, on Thursday, March 8, 1923, at 7.30 o'clock P. M. for the following purposes, viz :
ARTICLE 1. To choose such other Town Officers as are required to be chosen annually.
ARTICLE 2. To see what action the Town will take in regard to defraying the Town expenses for the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to require the Highway Surveyor to provide a suitable quantity of sand and use the same on the sidewalks when covered with ice.
ARTICLE 4. To see what action the Town will take in regard to letting the Town Hall.
ARTICLE 5. To see what measures the Town will adopt for the removal of snow from the sidewalks.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year, and expressly made payable therefrom by this vote.
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ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will appoint a commit- tee to investigate the feasibility of a Town Forest as required by the Governor of the Commonwealth.
ARTICLE 8. By petition of Will A. Russell and ten others, to see if the Town will install an electric siren fire alarm and appropriate money for the same.
ARTICLE 9. By petition of Roy H. Eaton and nine others, to see if the Town will vote to sell or dispose of the old pound on North Main Street.
ARTICLE 10. By petition of Sadie J. Richardson and nine others to see what action the Town will take in regard to extending street and house wires for electric lighting up Essex Street to School, up School to Liberty Street, and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
ARTICLE 11. By petition of Otis Rennard and sixteen others to see what action the Town will take in regard to ex- tending the electric lights on Liberty Street to corner of Mill Street, and appropriate money for the same.
ARTICLE 12. By petition of J. Byron Morrison and nine others to see what action the Town will take in regard to extending electric lights on King Street from Burton Mc- Glauflin's to Mt. Vernon Street, and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
ARTICLE 13. To act on a resolution requesting legisla- tion : (1) to fix the maximum price at which coal may be sold
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in any congressional district or part thereof; (2) to provide for prior sales and shipments to consumers and to retailers of coal.
ARTICLE 14 To see if the Town will vote to accept the road leading through Lakeview Park, and make repairs on the same.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof, one at the Town Hall, one at the Cen- ter Post Office and one at Mrs. Peabody's store, in said Town seven days at least before the time of holding 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 aforesaid.
Given under our hands this 17th day of February, 1923.
MAURICE E. TYLER E. STIMPSON HUTCHINSON HARRY B. CROXFORD Selectmen of Middleton.
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