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Fine Arts,
331
Literature,
626
History, 901
Biography, 659
Travel, 658
Fiction, 13,616
Juvenile, non-fiction,
1,998
Juvenile fiction,
4,313
Total 25,499
Fiction, 1916, 74.5 per cent.
Fiction, 1915, 76.6 per cent.
Increase of non-fiction,
1,355
Circulation per capita : adult 13.5, juvenile 19.9, total 14.7.
Needs of the Library.
The time has come when we must consider the future policy of the Library.
There are various ways by which the library and its activities can be brought to the attention of the public, and its usefulness increased.
1. A systematic publicity campaign. In this connection the moving pictures could be used to advantage.
Bulletins illustrating the activities of the library could be displayed in shops and factories.
Printed bulletins of the library and lists of books could be prepared and distributed in the library and in the schools.
The town paper might be induced to run a series of articles on the library and its work.
2. Deposit libraries placed in the outlying districts would be a means of bringing the resources of the library to those who otherwise might not be able to make use of the library.
3. The library should attempt to get in touch with the dif- ferent clubs and associations of the town. These associations should be made to feel that the library is not only willing but anxious to co-operate with them.
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4. Last, but not by any means least, comes the work with the children. The whole future of the library depends on the course which we adopt with regard to them.
The first need is books and plenty of them. It must be borne in mind that the juvenile books are naturally subjected to more wear and tear. Provision must then be made for the frequent replacement of volumes as well as for the constant addition of new ones.
The establishment of school libraries would be of immense benefit not only to the children but to the library.
The co-operation of the School board would, of course, be necessary for the establishment of school libraries and some effort should at once be made to come to an understanding with them on this matter.
With regard to the Story Hour, it ought not to be necessary to say anything, as this is generally recognized as a most important part of our work for the children.
In order to keep up the work of the children's department, we need, first of all, more books, secondly an assistant with a special knowledge of children's work who could give all the time required to the work with the children, and the regular weekly Story Hour should be continued.
Whether we decide to expand our policy or to continue along the old lines, there are certain things to which we shall be forced to give our attention.
A considerable amount of money is needed for the replace- ment of worn-out books. Our fiction has been seriously de- pleted and we cannot even hope to keep up the present rate of circulation unless an effort is made to replace the worn-out books and to add more new titles to the library.
During the year we have exceeded our binding appropriation by nearly fifty dollars. Even so we have not been able to bind all the books which are in need of binding, and the periodicals have not been bound for several years.
There is still a great deal to be done before the library will
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be thoroughly up to date. The mending of books, which has been neglected for years, is a slow matter and cannot be rushed. It is necessary that constant provision be made for a mending department.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Board for their kind consideration, and hearty co-operation and support.
Respectfully submitted,
FLORA E. WHYTE,
Librarian.
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LIST OF JURORS.
Prepared by the Selectmen of Plymouth, Mass., for 1917.
Adams, James P., Chiltonville, mason.
Alexander, Carroll A., 271/2 Fremont street, real estate.
Anderson, George F., 23 Standish avenue, overseer. Anderson, Horace, Manomet, carpenter.
Andrews, Thomas H., Jr., 2 Lewis street, mason.
Armstrong, William, 370 Court street, machinist.
Arthur, Richard W. 61 Samoset street, barber.
Ashton, John W., 16 Vernon street, weaver.
Bachelder, John L., 95 Sandwich street, machinist.
Bartlett, Edwin P., Point road, farmer.
Bartlett, Elston K., 58 Allerton street, carpenter.
Bartlett, Ephraim D., 58 Allerton street, contractor.
Bartlett, Herbert K., 58 Allerton street, clerk. Bartlett, William L. 2nd, Manomet, farmer. Baumgartner, Charles J., 139 Sandwich street, clerk. Beever, John A., 268 Court street, overseer.
Bennett, Nathaniel B., 2 Fremont street, clerk. Bennett, Sylvanus S., 77 Highland place, carpenter.
Beytes, Leon H., 430 Court street, civil engineer. Birnstein, Emil C., 221 Summer street, weaver. Bittinger, Fritz J., 140 Court street, garage emp. Bliss, Edgar F., 22 Leyden street, merchant. Bradford, Harry A., 4 Warren Avenue, grocer. Briggs, James A., 10 Lothrop street, percher. Briggs, Laban B. Jr., Manomet, lobster catcher. Brown, Daniel G., 80 Sandwich street, machinist.
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Burgess, Arthur L., South Pond, cranberry grower.
Burns, Alfred S., 14 Cushman street, clerk.
Burns, Harry W., 9 Holmes terrace, bookkeeper. Bunker, Guy C., 21 Leyden street, foreman. Carr, Patrick, 23 Centennial street, laborer. Cavanaugh, Thomas F., 11/2 South Spooner street, cordage em. Carleton, William D., 20 High street, station agent.
Churchill, John W., 13 Chilton street, cranberry grower. Clark, Nathaniel T., 7 North Green street, carpenter.
Corey, Bert H., 4 Alden street, insurance agent.
Craig, Charles D., 11 Jefferson street, clerk.
Cushing, Robert W., 128 Sandwich street, druggist.
Damon, John H., 258 Court street, master mechanic.
Davee, Edward P., 8 Whiting street, conductor.
Deacon, Walter A., 31/2 Sagamore street, granite dealer.
Dixon, Edward L., Manomet, fisherman.
Davis, Albert E., 33 Allerton street, agent.
Dodge, Milo C., 4 Holmes Terrace, clerk.
Doten, Charles R., Chiltonville, laborer.
Douglas, George W., Cedarville, cranberry grower.
Dowling, Vincent, 8 Murray street, weaver. Eaton, Charles W., 115 Court street, retired. Ellis, Clark, 23 Samoset street, marble cutter. Field, Bernard, 15 Allerton street, manager. Ferguson, John R., 22 Robinson street, shoe dealer. Geary, Henry T., 76 Sandwich street, collector. Gifford, George F., 6 Allerton street, baker. Glover, Luther F., 6 Franklin street, baker. Goddard, Fred A., 271 Court street, draughtsman. Gooding, Benjamin W., 18 Chilton street, retired. Goodwin, John J., 71 Samoset street, watchman. Gould, Fred E., 34 Stafford street, cranberry grower. Gray, Arthur G., 26 Davis street, clerk. Hadaway, Augustus S. Jr., River street, fisherman. Hall, George W., 103 Sandwich street, painter.
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Harlow, Albert T., 208 Sandwich street, carpenter. Harlow, Porter T., Manomet, farmer.
Harney, Thomas F., 8 Nelson street, plumber.
Holmes, Edwin K., 140 Sandwich street, carpenter. Haskell, Chester B., Cedarville, superintendent.
Haskell, John L., Pondville, stone mason.
Hayden, Charles F., 11 Cushman street, ticket agent. Hedge, Barnabus, 338 Court street, wood dealer. Hedge, Isaac L., 367 Court street, ice dealer.
Helling, George J., 48 Allerton street, tinsmith. Henry, Charles F., 148 Summer street, carpenter.
Holmes, David, 152 Sandwich street, painter.
Holmes, Truman H., Manomet, farmer. Holmes, William B., South Pond, laborer.
Howland, Arthur L., rear 208 Sandwich street, conductor.
Jordan, John E., 70 Sandwich street, hardware dealer.
Keefe, Nicholas, 29 Nelson street, laborer.
Kelley, Henry H., 18 Allerton street, superintendent.
Kierstead, James S., 9 Davis street, carpenter.
Kingan, Ernest A. J., 143 Sandwich street, clerk.
Langford, Zenas, River street, road surveyor. Lavache, Thomas V., 59 Samoset street, weaver. Leach, William H., 17 Chilton street, druggist. Loring, Albert S., 98 Court street, student.
Lowry, Abraham, 17 Whiting street, painter. Mabbett, George E., Warren avenue, woolen manufacturer.
Magee, Eugene F., 3 Mt. Pleasant street, conductor.
Manion, Thomas F., 17 Lothrop street, shoemaker.
Manter, Arthur L., 8 Whiting street, plumber. Marvelli, Joseph, 23 Hamilton street, weaver. McLean, Laughlin D., 1171/2 Court street, watchman. Milburn, Harrison, Newfields street, janitor.
Morissey, Herbert, 14 Vernon street, real estate. Morrison, John L., 3 Stafford street, baker.
Morton, Willian R., 4 South Green street, engineer.
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Morse, Arthur L., 21 Mayflower street, clothier. Nickerson, Arthur S., 214 Sandwich street, cordage employee. Nightingale, George W., 10 Mt. Pleasant street, clerk. O'Connell, John J., 20 Hall street, laborer. Palmberg, John A., Summer street, painter. Parsons, Willard H., 29 Samoset street, manager. Peck, John P., 280 Court street, painter. Perkins, Isaac H., 28 Bay View avenue., mason. Pickard, William S., Obery street, conductor. Pioppi, Joseph, 29 Cherry street, carpenter. Quartz, Henry D., 283 Court street, grocer. Raymond, Charles H., 41 South street, rivet maker. Raymond, William H., 9 Robinson street, janitor. Read, George R., 129 Summer street, tack maker. Reagan, Thomas W., 108 Sandwich street, watchman. Rickard, Warren P., 223 Sandwich street, shoe dealer. Riedel, Henry, 308 Court street, shoe dealer. Roberts, Harold G., Holmes terrace, clerk. Rubenstein, Louis, 38 Russell street, clothier. Sadow, Max, 29 Russell street, clothier. Sampson, Fred A., 71 Summer street, grocer. Sears, Harold P., 236 Sandwich street, clerk. Shaw, Clyfton P., 45 Samoset street, brakeman. Silva, Cosmo, 61 Cherry street, real estate. Sproul, William F., 176 Sandwich street, agent. Stegmaier, Charles J., 273 Court street, overseer. Stegmaier, Henry L., 10 Cherry street, foreman. Stephen, Nicholas, 18 Hamilton street, foreman. St. George, Frank L., 30 Pleasant street, livery stable. Sullivan, John E., Emerald street, plumber. Swanton, James S., 54 Allerton street, carpenter. Sweeney, George B., 65 Oak street, carpenter. Swift, Robert C., Clifford road, carpenter. Talbot, Richmond, 35 Mayflower street, cranberry grower. Tavernelli, Sebastian, 117 Sandwich street, barber.
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Thom, George S., 405 Court street, cordage employee. Thomas, B. Loring, 221 Sandwich street, carpenter. Turner, Edgar S., 16 Nelson street, spinner. Valler, Harry E., 236 Sandwich street, yard clerk. Wall, George W., 8 Phoenix court, truckman. Warren, Russell A., 36 Allerton street, superintendent. Webber, Charles, Jr., 281/2 Centennial street, percher. Whiting, Harry W., 4 Winter street, clerk.
Whiting, Russell L., 29 High street, hack driver. Whitten, Edward W., 196 Court street, laborer. Williams, George H., 2nd, 30 South street, electrician. Zahn, Charles, 10 Atlantic street, shoe dealer.
Approved Feb. 26, 1917.
WILLIAM T. ELDRIDGE, EPHRAIM D. BARTLETT, HENRY O. WHITING, GEORGE W. BRADFORD, Selectmen of Plymouth.
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TOWN WARRANT.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Plymouth, Con- monwealth of Massachusetts :
Greetings.
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby directed to notify and warn the Inhabitants of Plymouth qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet in the Armory in said Plymouth on Saturday, the third day of March, 1917 at fifteen minutes before six o'clock in the forenoon, and in said Armory in said Plymouth on Saturday, the twenty-fourth day of March, 1917 at two o'clock in the afternoon, to act on the following articles to wit :
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting ..
Article 2. To choose all necessary Town Officers. The fol- lowing officers to be voted for all on one ballot, viz: Five Se- lectmen, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, one member of a Board of Health for three years, one Assessor for three years, three Constables, one Overseer of the Poor for three years, two Water Commissioners for three years, one member of a School Committee for three years, one Park Commissioner for three years, three members of a Committee on Agawam and Halfway Pond Fisheries, Tree Warden, and one Cemetery Commissioner for three years; and to vote by ballot "Yes" or "No", in answer to the following questions: "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ?" and "Shall the Town accept Section 37 of Chapter 19 Revised Laws, as to the application of the civil service to the police force ?"
The polls for the election of officers and the votes on the fore- going questions, will be open at the Armory at fifteen minutes
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before six o'clock in the forenoon on said Saturday, the third day of March, 1917, and may be closed at three o'clock in the afternoon. Both of said days will constitute the annual meet- ing, and this call is issued in accordance with the vote of the Town passed June 5, 1897, as amended March 2, 1903, and April 2, 1904.
Article 3. To hear the reports of the several boards of offi- cers and committees of the Town, and act thereon.
Article 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen or a majority thereof, to borrow during the municipal year beginning January 1, 1918, in anticipation of the collection of taxes of said year, such sums of money as may be necessary for the current ex- penses of the Town, but not exceeding the total tax levy for said year, giving the notes of the Town therefor, payable with- in one year from the dates thereof. All debts incurred under the authority of this vote shall be paid from the taxes of said municipal year.
Article 5. To make the necessary appropriations to defray the expenses of the Town, and for other purposes, and to raise such sums of money as the Town shall deem expedient.
Article 6. To take such action as the Town may see fit in aid of the Plymouth Public Library.
Article 7. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty (250) dollars in aid of the Manomet Public Library.
Article 8. To see what appropriations the Town will make for the care and improvement of the various Parks, and of the Training Green.
Article 9. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding two hundred and twenty-five (225) dollars to pay the expenses of the observance of Memorial Day.
Article 10. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to renew any note or notes heretofore authorized, which are now due or may become due the present year, for such time
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and on such terms as they may deem expedient for the interests of the Town.
Article 11. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to transfer from time to time the money from the Reserve Fund to such other accounts as in their opinion may be neces- sary.
Article 12. To see what action the Town will take in re- gard to the expenditures of the Town from January 1, 1918 to the annual Town Meeting of that year.
Article 13. To see if the Town will authorize the use of fourteen hundred (1400) dollars in the Reserve Fund ac- cumulations from Overlay of Taxes, to reduce the Tax Levy of 1917.
Article 14. To see if the Town will authorize the transfer of the balance of $153.57 remaining to the credit of the New School and Furnishings Account, to the Addition to the Na- thaniel Morton School.
Article 15. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell and convey, in the name and on behalf of the Town, the school lot and property thereon, on Allerton Street near the junction of Allerton and Samoset Streets, on such terms and conditions as they may deem proper.
Article 16. To see if the Town will authorize the use of the balance of $90.98 remaining to the credit of the appropria- tion for the erection of fences on Stephens Field, for the fur- ther improvement of Stephens Field.
Article 17. To see if the Town will accept from Elijah A. Keith, the tract of beach front at Manomet, which he offers to the Town as a gift for park purposes, and not to be used com- mercially.
Article 18. To see if the Town will accept and allow the alteration of Sandwich Street, from Howes Lane North, as altered by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
Article 19. To see if the Town will accept and allow the alteration of Sandwich Street, from Lincoln Street South, as altered by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
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Article 20. To see if the Town will accept and allow the layout of Highland Terrace at Manomet, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote, and make an ap- propriation therefor, to extend electric lights on the Beaver Dam Road, from a point where lights now end on said road, to a point ending at or opposite the dwelling of Thomas A. Proctor. (By Petition.)
Article 22. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding two thousand (2,000) dollars, for building a side- walk at Manomet, on the Northerly and Easterly side of the State Highway, from a point opposite Eliphalet Holbrook's house to a point near the waiting station at Fresh Pond, or any part of the foregoing distance. (By Petition.)
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a com- bination Auto-Patrol Wagon and Ambulance, and raise and appropriate three thousand two hundred (3,200) dollars to pay for the same. (By Petition.)
Article 24. To see what action the Town will take in regard to increasing the pay of the Town laborers to thirty-five (35) cents per hour. (By petition.)
Article 26. To see if the Town will appropriate, from money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $476.21 to the Health Department and the sum of $272.03 to Roads and Bridges; the foregoing amounts to be for the payment of bills contracted in 1916.
Article 27. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding twenty-one thousand six hundred and seventy-six (21,676) dollars, to pay the damages caused by the altera- tion in the Easterly side of Main Street by the County Com- missioners, including authorizing the issue of bonds or notes of the Town to an amount necessary therefor.
Article 28. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding twenty-three hundred and ninety-two (2,392) dollars to pay the damages caused by the alteration of Sandwich Street from Howes Lane Northerly, including authorizing the
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issue of bonds or notes of the Town to an amount necessary therefor.
Article 29. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding ten thousand eight hundred and seventeen (10,- 817) dollars to pay the damages caused by the alteration of Sandwich Street from Lincoln Street Southerly, including authorizing the issue of bonds or notes of the Town to an amount necessary therefor.
Article 30. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred (2,500) dollars, to conduct State Aided Vocational Education and Evening, Classes in the practi- cal arts, and to place the same under the direction and control of the School Committee, said courses to be conducted in con- formity with the requirements of Chapter 471 of the Acts of 1911, and Chapter 106 of the Acts of 1912, and any amend- ments thereto.
And you are hereby required to serve this warrant in the manner prescribed by a vote of the Town, by posting notices therefor in three public places in the Town, seven days at least before the meeting, one of which postings shall be in Chilton- ville and one in Manomet Ponds, and also by publishing the warrant in the newspapers published in Plymouth, and make return thereof with your doings thereon at the time and place above mentioned.
Given under our hands this nineteenth day of February, 1917.
WILLIAM T. ELDRIDGE, EPHRAIM D. BARTLETT, HENRY O. WHITING, GEORGE W. BRADFORD, Selectmen of Plymouth.
Plymouth, ss. February 20, 1917.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of Plym- outh qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs are hereby notified to meet at the time and place and for the purposes therein mentioned.
JOHN ARMSTRONG, Constable of Plymouth.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
Town of Plymouth
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31,
1916
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Term Expires
William M. Douglass, Chairman,
1917
Helen F. Pierce, Secretary,
1918
Edward W. Bradford,
1919
The regular meetings of the School Board are held at 7.15 p. m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
Superintendent of Schools, Charles A. Harris.
Office open from 8.30 to 12 a. m., and 1.30 to 5 p. m. every school day.
Office hours of the Superintendent of Schools, 4 to 5 p. m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
7 to 8 p. m. every Wednesday.
Attendance Officer, John Armstrong.
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1916-1917.
Term opened Monday, September 11, closed Friday, Decem- ber 22, 15 weeks.
Term opened Tuesday, January 2, closes Friday, March 30, 13 weeks.
Term opens Tuesday, April 10, closes Friday, June 29, 12 weeks.
Fall term, 1917, begins Wednesday, Sept. 5.
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VACATIONS.
March 30, 1917 to April 10, 1917.
June 29, 1917 to September 5, 1917.
HOLIDAYS.
Washington's Birthday, Patriots' Day, Memorial Day, Colum- bus Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day following, New Year's Day.
SCHOOL SESSIONS.
High School-8 a. m. to 1 p. m.
Nathaniel Morton School-8.15 a. m. to 1 p. m.
All others except the outlying schools, 9.00 to 11.45 a. m., 1.30 to 3.45 p. m.
First grade is dismissed 15 minutes earlier than the other grades.
NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL.
2-2 sounded and repeated at 7.30 indicates no session at the Senior and Junior High Schools.
2-2 sounded and repeated at 8:15 indicates no morning session in other schools.
2-2 sounded and repeated at 1 p. m. indicates no afternoon session.
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FINANCIAL REPORT
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$87,000 00
Income from Murdock Fund,
18 47
$87,018 47
EXPENDITURES.
General expenses,
$4,517 01
Teachers' salaries,
51,915 42
Text books and supplies,
7,461 66
Tuition,
210 00
Transportation,
1,952 85
Support of Truants,
225 35
Janitors' services,
6,042 34
Fuel and light,
7,259 59
Maintenance,
3,830 35
Furniture and furnishings,
383 30
Other expenses,
164 50
Medical inspection, .
1,318 61
$85,280 98
Unused balance,
$1,737 49
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Budget for 1917
GENERAL EXPENSES.
Salary of Superintendent,
$2,400 00
Salary of Clerk,
450 00
Salary of Truant Officer,
180 00
Printing, postage, etc.,
350 00
Telephones,
70 00
Travelling expenses,
275 00
School census,
75 00
Freight and express,
200 00
All other,
200 00
$4,200 00
TEACHERS' SALARIES.
41 weeks on basis of present weekly
payroll,
$59,000 00
Increase,
4,000 00
$63,000 00
TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Text and reference books,
$3,270 00
Paper, blank books, etc.,
3,200 00
ยท Manual training supplies,
100 00
Domestic Science supplies, All other, 500 00
500 00
$7,570 00
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TUITION.
Tuition,
$210 00
TRANSPORTATION.
Teams,
Carfares,
$ 510 00 1,600 00
$2,110 00
SUPPORT OF TRUANTS.
Support,
$225 00
JANITORS' SALARIES.
Salaries,
$6,500 00
FUEL AND LIGHT
Coal and wood,
$8,500 00
Gas and electricity,
600 00
$9,100 00
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
Carpentry and painting,
$1,000 00
Plumbing,
800 00
Lumber,
50 00
Flags and flagstaffs,
50 00
Janitors' supplies,
700 00
Telephones,
200 00
Removal of rubbish,
200 00
Mt. Pleasant yard,
100 00
Knapp School yard,
150 00
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Painting Manomet Building,
200 00
Painting Mt. Pleasant,
300 00
Painting, Knapp,
300 00
Wiring Mt. Pleasant Bldg.
100 00
Gongs, Kmapp School,
25 00
Fire extinguishers,
525 00
All other,
500 00
$5,200 00
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS.
Desks, chairs, etc.,
$250 00
Clocks,
50 00
All other,
35 00
$335 00
OTHER EXPENSES.
Diplomas and graduation exercises,
$150 00
School physician,
500 00
School nurse,
600 00
Supplies, other expenses,
200 00
Eye clinic,
100 00
$1,550 00
$100,000 00
We submit herewith the report of the Superintendent of Schools, which gives full information concerning the condition of our school system at the present time, and its needs for the future from a professional and educational standpoint. Also report of School Physician. These represent the result of a year's work in your behalf and at your expense, and are worthy of the time it will take every citizen to read and consider them.
Owing to our growing expenditures, it seems fitting that the
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Committee's report be confined to financial matters, as the Town is entitled to as full an accounting and explanation as is pos- sible.
We are presenting summarized expenses for 1916, and budget for 1917. For those who are interested in a comparison be- tween budget and itemized report for 1916, the latter will be found in the auditor's report. Comparing first the budget for 1916 and the expenditures for the same year, we find the fol- lowing discrepancies :
General Expenses are $450.00 over the budget estimate. This is accounted for by the purchase of an automobile, which will result in both a financial saving, and an increase in the efficien- cy of the superintendent.
Teachers' Salaries are $2,700.00 less than estimate, caused by the fact that complete readjustment of salaries to new basis was not accomplished during the year 1916, and that, owing to delay in opening of school, we had only 39 weeks of school- ing, in the calendar year, where we anticipated forty.
Text-Book and Supplies are $2,000.00 over estimate; $1,- 700.00 of this occurs in the item of paper and blank books, which have increased enormously in price, and of which we have purchased heavily, having a stock to last us well into 1917, which has cost us considerable less than the present prices.
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